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Hence the reason there are so many militant leftists in academia.

Anthea Butler, the Ivy League religious studies professor who called God a white racist after the Trayvon Martin verdict last week, doubled down on her statement and denounced the conservative media outlets that criticized her.

Butler, an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania, wrote a blog post for Religious Dispatches last week arguing that most Americans worship a \”white racist god with a problem\” who is \”carrying a gun and stalking young black men.\” […]

Butler also expressed gratitude to her tenure status at UPenn, which protects her from being fired no matter how many controversial statements she makes.

\”Thank God I got a great institution that takes care of me,\”