I smiled when I read this passage by Amos Yong in Aliens in the Promised Land (pg. 52 ) because I've had almost those exact thoughts cross my mind. My variation would be: "I wonder sometimes if being Asian in what for some is still a starkly black-and-white American South protects me to some degree. I also wonder if people will like me less if I begin to write and speak more intentionally about racism and racialization. Perhaps I am "safe" because I have blended in so well by talking and writing about matters that are acceptable for a reformed, Christian woman. Because... If you discuss domestic violence, oppression of women, or misogyny, you might be labeled a feminist. If you raise issues regarding poverty or race, people may begin to wonder if you are sliding down the slippery slope toward religious liberalism." My blog started out with personal accounts of life struggles and the dawning of the doctrines of grace on my heart, which I st...