When McCartney spoke of racism as a serious problem, he became a subject of suspicion in much the same way black evangelicals had been for decades. And he faced the same criticisms: if he was such a good Christian, why wasn’t he focusing on the gospel? Promise Keepers was a Christian men’s empowerment movement. As the racial reconciliation focus loomed larger and became more explicitly oriented toward white responsibility for racism, it began to threaten the core function of Christian colorblindness: the protection and perpetuation of evangelical whiteness.
