Editor’s note: Rev. Sherri L. Jackson is an ordained Baptist preacher, who lives in Alexandria, Louisiana. She has a Master of Divinity and is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry. She is a retired journalist and a bestselling author of Not Built to Break and other books.
If I hear one more Christian use the Bible to prove a point, I’m going to scream!
Yes, I said it! And that’s on my calling to preach the liberating gospel of Jesus, my credentials that affirm my call to do the work, and my community of faith, Black people, particularly Black women.
Those who used the Bible and Christianity to dismantle Roe vs. Wade did so with one goal in mind to maintain control of what benefits them. This is not a new tactic for it is the same one used to maintain slavery, patriarchy, and misogyny. As a card-carrying ordained Baptist preaching woman,…
