*A Georgia-based white pastor went viral for his sermon that justified slavery and proclaimed that “a lot” of Africans were better off as slaves.
In the video posted to TikTok on Sept. 24, “Brother” Deven Rogers delivered a disturbing message at Strong Hold Baptist Church in Norcross, about “Christian Privilege” and the white savior mentality.
“This is how God works. This what God does in the Bible,” he stated, MadameNoire reports. “What would have been better? For them to have lived their entire life in Africa, free, doing their voodoo or whatever, and then dying and going to hell, or what happened, and then they go to heaven?”’
When it comes to white privilege, Rogers yelled, “It’s not real! Get over it!”
“Quit having all the excuses,” he added. “Why don’t you take some responsibility for choices? Be content with whatever situation you were born into and make the most of it. God’s not limiting your situation. He can do above what we ask or think.”
“I’m not trying to justify slavery but I’m going to try to justify slavery” pic.twitter.com/QBUBahUIM7
— Scott Barber (@thescottbarber) September 24, 2023
In the comments of the TikTok video, one person wrote, “Christianity WAS used to justify slavery. And the destruction of native Americans.”
Another user added, “This is why people are ashamed of white Christians. This is why so many of us want nothing to do with organized religion.”
On X (formally Twitter), a user wrote of Roger’s sermon, “I gasped when he said “voodoo” and then I realized that gasp was incredibly premature.”
Another commented, “I keep half tweeting something and deleting because I’m not sure which part of this to tweet about.. so many options.”
A third X user added, “Tell me you don’t have black friends without saying it.”
“Its so bad that it feels like parody,” noted another commenter.
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