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Matriarch of racially mixed marriages dies
U.S. Supreme Court overthrew bans after Mildred [and Richard] Loving challenged law
Interesting quotes:
“There can be no doubt that restricting the freedom to marry solely because of racial classifications violates the central meaning of the equal protection clause,” the court ruled in a unanimous decision.
“The law that threatened the Lovings with […]

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Wright: Controversy over sermons ‘unfair’
Yes, Wright. It was unfair and very devious for those who used your words out of context and reduced to soundbytes. Its the nature and MARK of the BEAST which thinketh (forehead) and worketh (hand) in heated kitchens.
I plan on watching this Bill Moyer PBS airing for this Friday, […]

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I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with you in this meeting because I am in deepest agreement with the aims and work of the organization which has brought us together: Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam. The recent statement of your executive […]

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Sometimes you just gotta say it!
America is a country and not a deity
taken from this opinion from the Houston Chronicle:
Pastor’s rhetoric is just as bitter as U.S. race history
But don’t tar Obama with the Rev. Wright’s words
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/5637078.html

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The IRAQ WAR is 5 years old this month and SOJOURNERS MAGAZINE asks very important questions in a much needed context.

What Would Christians Do?

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“We will never have peace in the world until men everywhere recognize that ends are not cut off from means, because the means represent the ideal in the making, and the end in process. Ultimately you can’t reach good ends through evil means, because the means represent the seed and the end represents the tree.” […]

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Stop! Look! Listen!
UNC slaying suspect charged in Duke killing
I’ll offer no excuses. There are none. I’ll offer no sympathy to the suspected murderers. What I do offer is mourning for all of us, the white, the Indian, the black, the Latin, the Asian, the Middle-Eastern. But in this […]

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