Racist Christianity of Bo French Excludes Indian Christian Converts

Bo French’s Racist Christianity Excludes Indian Christian Converts

Bo French’s controversy stems from a September 2026 post showing predominantly Indian origin University of Texas at Austin students at a football game, where he stated that Americans were being “displaced by foreigners.” Critics called the post racist, while French defended it as a statement about immigration and prioritizing Americans – read: white and Christian. The behavior fits his political stance, framed in explicitly Christian terms. The following argument highlights Biblical verses that appear to illustrate the embedded racism and/or exclusionary nature of Christianity.

Bo has stated many times that the Bible serves as an inspiration for him, and here are a few passages and examples that show the exclusionary concept of Christianity. According to Exodus 34:14-16, the Bible states that “you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.” This is a stern warning to the Israelites that they have entered into a covenant with Yahweh, and therefore should not be swayed by others or their deities, as doing so would breach the covenant. The Israelites are warned not to participate in foreigners’ practices, i.e., “whoring after their gods,” stating religious exclusivity. Bo therefore is not just inspired but is following the dictate passed down from the one and only Christian God who definitely does not believe in inclusion. In fact, this phenomenon is known as ‘othering,’ and translates into what we understand as racism given the exclusion context.

Deuteronomy 13:6-10 instructs Israelites not to worship another god and prescribes death to those who might attempt to lead away from the God of Israel. Deuteronomy 7:1:6 structucts the believers to not intermarry with foreigners, as “they would turn your children from following me to serving other gods.” Both these instances state concern and punishment, and make sure that Israelites are aware of their religious allegiance. Bo might have strong feelings about Christians being married to ‘foreigners,’ as many are pointing out his fellow party member, J.D. Vance, being married to a Hindu, Usha Vance. His views and convictions are directly stemming from the verses of Deuteronomy. Even Vance has publicly stated his desire for Usha to embrace the Christian faith. Regardless, their children would still be foreigners as per the exclusion directive above.

2 Corinthians 10:20-21 specifically poses, “What fellowship has light with darkness?” and ” What agreement does the temple of god have with idols?” These questions specifically refer to pagans and their beliefs and practices of idol worship as having nothing to do with Christianity. 1 Corinthians 10:20-21 states that “you cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons,” as not just the rejection of pagan religious worship but labeling pagans and their worship and sacrifices as being made to demons. If one is to apply these verses to present-day demographic realities, it is no surprise that people like Bo would be highly allergic and belligerent to those who are drinking from the cup of demons — i.e. Pagans, read: Indians/Hindus, as per his statement on the photo depicting male students with roots from the Indian subcontinent. How dare these demon worshippers wear cowboy hats and celebrate with beer while worshipping their Pagan idols on weekends? The race-based exclusion stems from the verses above. Still, the Kerala-Malayali converts fail to understand that when their brown selves leave Hinduism and adopt Christianity, they will still never be part of the White Christian society.

Galatians 1:8 has Paul stating that even if “an angel” from heaven preached a different type of gospel, the message should be rejected. Similarly, John 14:6 states, “I am the only way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me,” and this statement is crystal clear on the idea of Christian exclusivity. Also, Acts 4:12 states that “there is salvation in no one else,” and this passage states that Jesus is the only/unique source of salvation. This statement has inspired millions of missionaries who work tirelessly to maintain fidelity to the Christian religion. Bo is unconcerned about the irony that a couple of young UT males happen to be Christian converts whose families are no longer Pagan. He is convinced that anyone who is non-white needs to be excluded as being a ‘foreigner.’ He is also convinced of this exclusionary stance and believes that the United States is a Christian country for whites. This racist Christian thought is far worse than the typical missionaries handing out rice bags to Pagans in order to salvage their souls. The ones who did not seem to get the racist exclusion memo are the brown Christian converts, especially in the diaspora.

Many Christians and those from the Abrahamic faiths seem to ostracize the newly converted, especially non-white people, and see them as second-class believers. The only folks who might be surprised at Bo’s ‘racist’ behavior are the Charian, Thomas, Koshy, Yohan, Varghese, Daniels, and Davids who have opportunistically embraced Christianity and shun their native faith. One can leave their indigenous religion for Jesus, but that does not guarantee being accepted by the community. This might be a tough lesson to digest. Dear politically unsavvy converts, there is no need to don cowboy hats and boots crafted from the slaughter of your beloved gau mata, as you will never, ever be accepted as an equal in a Christian nation. This is because othering, exclusion, and racism are the fabric of Christianity.

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