The lie around the denounce & renounce movement of the ‘Divine Nine’

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When I search for white Christian conservatives denouncing historically white Greek organizations, I cannot find any. This is even after the numerous and salacious reported allegations of rape, drug abuse, racism and hazing violence within several predominantly white Greek letter organizations. African American and white Christian conservatives drink from the same fundamentalist, purity-code theological cup, so why such a striking difference? There are 58 fraternities in the North American Interfraternity Conference; three are also members of the D9. In the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) there are 26 national sororities (none of the D9 sororities are members). The NIC and NPC, which have predominantly white memberships, have more than 10 million lifetime members, and yet white evangelicals are not denouncing them on TikTok or anywhere else. That is a key sign.

D9 members come from all walks of life, including atheists, agnostics, Buddhists, Muslims and more. And even though some D9 organizations are leaning into “Christian values,” with gospel shows and exclusively Christian…