James was emphatic – this should not be.

9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.

Favoritism is as bad a sin as any other.

Like Tony Evans says:

Racism isn’t a bad habit; it’s not a mistake; it’s a sin. The answer is not sociology; it’s theology.

— Anthony Evans, pastor and author. Leadership, Vol. 17, no. 3.