Although the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville is history, the implications of the rally have carried on. Ripples and reverberations have continued. In the wake, many questions have been raised, and many have been awakened or reawakened to the racism that still exists. This was blatant. This event has also caused one to ask the question about whether or not there is implicit racism within, and what must be done about that in light of the one new humanity in Christ created by the gospel.

I stated a couple of weeks ago, if people were unfamiliar with the alt-right before the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, most now know. The alt-right exemplified blatant racism, consisting of white nationalists, white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazis, and other racists. As I wrote then, I repeat again: the alt-right is anti-God and anti-gospel.

Below I have compiled some of the specific responses to the alt-right, along with a brief summarizing quote from the author. The first and third resources explain who and what the alt-right is. Carter’s, the first, is a brief FAQ, while Ashford’s, the third, is a helpful and insightful four-part series.

The second listed resource is a 30 minute interview Mark Galli, CT, has with George Hawley, the author of the forthcoming book, Making Sense of the Alt-Right.

The fourth, and final, resource consists of the specific statements made in the SBC Resolution “On The Anti-Gospel Of Alt-Right White Supremacy.”

I read an article today in which the author, who has followed the alt-right for some time and written about it extensively, claims that the alt-right "seems to have changed irrevocably after the parade of Nazis and the killing of an anti-racist protester in Charlottesville, Virginia." Although the author does not state what has "changed irrevocably," I assume the movement, as little as it is, was seen for what it is, and most have been repulsed by its message and behavior. It would be a good thing, a gift from the Lord, if it would cease to exist. Our prayer "your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven" (Matt. 6:10) reflects that reality.

I include these resources because it is important to be educated, informed and equipped to respond to these kinds of movements that undermine and deny basic biblical truths and the essentials of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Joe Carter, The FAQs: What Christians Should Know About the Alt-Right

The alt-right—short for “alternative right”—is an umbrella term for a host of disparate nationalist and populist groups associated with the white identity cause/movement. The term brings together white supremacists (e.g., neo-Nazis), religious racialists (e.g., Kinists), neo-pagans (e.g., Heathenry), internet trolls (e.g., 4chan’s /pol/), and others enamored with white identity and racialism.

The alt-right seems to have a particular disdain for gospel-centered Christianity. . . . Some on the alt-right (such as Vox Day) claim that Christianity is a “foundational pillar” of the movement. But what they mean by Christianity is often a heretical form (Day rejects the Trinity) a racialized version of the faith (e.g., the Kinist movement), or “religion as culture” (Spencer says he is both an atheist and a “culture Christian.”). The true religion of the alt-right is white identitarianism, which is why the SBC accurately considers it an “anti-gospel” movement.

At the core of the alt-right movement is idolatry—the idol of “whiteness.” In building their identity on shared genetic traits the alt-right divides humanity and leads people away from the only source of true identity: Jesus Christ.

The alt-right is anti-gospel because to embrace white identity requires rejecting the Christian identity. The Christian belongs to a “chosen race” (1 Peter 2:9), the elect from every tribe and tongue (Rev. 7:9).

CT’s Quick to Listen Podcast (30 minutes), What the Alt-Right Tells Us About Christianity and Politics

“The alt-right is now mostly ignoring the religious question,” said George Hawley, the author of the forthcoming book, Making Sense of the Alt-Right. “That sets it apart from earlier far-right movements. Obviously, the KKK presented itself as an explicitly Protestant movement. … The alt-right seems to be of the view that Christianity is becoming marginally irrelevant, at least in American politics, and as such, it seems to be largely avoiding the subject.”

Hawley joined assistant editor Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli on Quick to Listen this week to discuss the true influence and popularity of this community, its connection—or lack thereof—with Christianity, and what role the church could play in fighting its message.

Bruce Ashford’s four-part series, An Evangelical Conservative’s Guide to the Alt-Right

[This] serves as a sort of evangelical conservative’s guide to the alt-right. The series summarizes alt-right ideology, profiles its leadership, answers frequently-asked questions, provides a theological critique of the alt-right, and applies that critique to American politics.

The alt-right movement is neither Christian nor conservative, but it claims to be conservative and often claims to be Christian. That fact, taken together with its emergence as a significant voice in American politics and public life, should cause Christians to educate themselves about the movement and be prepared to give a gospel-centered response. I hope this four-part series will be helpful toward that end.

The Anti-Gospel of the Alt-Right (Part 1): Introduction to Alt-Right Ideology

The Anti-Gospel of the Alt-Right (Part 2): A Profile of 5 Alt-Right Leaders

The Anti-Gospel of the Alt-Right (Part 3): A Response to FAQs about the Alt-Right

The Anti-Gospel of the Alt-Right (Part 4): An Evaluation of the Alt-Right

We should fight racism tooth and nail, from the pulpit, the press room, and the public square.

In his wisdom, God caused his Son—our Savior—to be born in a Middle Eastern Jewish body. Christianity sprouted in the Middle East, but from there, Christianity exploded into Asia and North Africa, and to Europe and North America, and now, finally, across the face of the earth. One day our Savior will return to consummate his reign as the righteous king. He will be worshiped by a vast multitude of humanity, unique in their ethnic heritages but unified in their religious identity as children of the King.

Until that time, the church’s task is to serve as a preview of that coming kingdom. We can do so by recognizing that our primary identity is religious (referring to Christ, the object of our worship) rather than racial (referring to our ethnic heritage, or combination of ethnic heritages); by affirming that God creates all people in his image and likeness; by declaring that God’s Son shed his blood on behalf of the whole world; and by loving and valuing our “neighbor” even when our neighbor is ethnically different.

SBC Resolution: On The Anti-Gospel Of Alt-Right White Supremacy

RESOLVED, That the messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention, meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, June 13–14, 2017, decry every form of racism, including alt-right white supremacy, as antithetical to the Gospel of Jesus Christ; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we denounce and repudiate white supremacy and every form of racial and ethnic hatred as a scheme of the devil intended to bring suffering and division to our society; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we acknowledge that we still must make progress in rooting out any remaining forms of intentional or unintentional racism in our midst; and be it finally

RESOLVED, That we earnestly pray, both for those who advocate racist ideologies and those who are thereby deceived, that they may see their error through the light of the Gospel, repent of these hatreds, and come to know the peace and love of Christ through redeemed fellowship in the Kingdom of God, which is established from every nation, tribe, people, and language.