I Refuse

I refuse. 

I refuse to atone for a sin I did not commit.  I have enough sin of my own to account for.

Those who would try to put me in a collective shame are doing that for their own reasons,  likely to assume some power over me.  I can deplore the horrors of slavery, racism, and terroristic activity without guilt or shame.  The idea that I hold any guilt simply because I am white,  male, straight, and middle-class is both laughable and intellectually dishonest.

Matthew 7 cautions us about judging others.  Those who accuse me would do well to study it.