Why The Religious Right Needs To Stop Weaponizing Christianity

It’s not a “God thing” it’s a shameful tug-of-war

I’ve never had an abortion, but I have been asked to accompany a friend who found herself in a situation that could only be solved on her terms, and with the support of those who encouraged and applauded her quest to make the very best decision on her behalf.

As a Nigerian-America who was born in the States but spent her formative years in the thriving metropolis of Lagos, I was privy to the recklessness of some elite Nigerians, who sported the off-putting combo of being both wealthy and ceremoniously snooty.

My status as a Nigerian with an American passport made me the envy of regular Nigerians who didn’t have the “good fortune” of that exposure and badge of honor; with my only competitors being the snootier population that birthed their offspring in England, while enrolled in prestigious institutions, studying law or any of the other illustrious courses.

The residue of British colonialism is expectedly unpleasant in the form of how White supremacy erased our primal pride in Blackness, and how that has translated to the deadly epidemic of skin bleaching. Nigerian women are single-handedly keeping European-based manufacturers afloat with mind-blowing profits that make the most…