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GQP Taking God Out OF "IN GOD WE TRUST!"
Ahmaud Arbery trial today: 100-plus Black clergy assemble to show support
The reverend’s presence in the courtroom where Ahmaud Arbery's killers are being tried was nothing out of the ordinary.
Black religious leaders have long played a crucial role in shaping American law and politics. Their active involvement in civil rights cases has demonstrated their belief that they are called not just to address the spiritual needs of a congregation, but also to address the community’s social and political concerns. As Jemar Tisby, author of "How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice," told me, “Black pastors have not only represented Black people from the pulpit but also in local, state and national elected office.” Tisby added that those clergy “decided that part of their role as spiritual leaders was to serve as political leaders as well.”
Ahmaud Arbery trial today: 100-plus Black clergy assemble to show support
The reverend’s presence in the courtroom where Ahmaud Arbery's killers are being tried was nothing out of the ordinary.
Black religious leaders have long played a crucial role in shaping American law and politics. Their active involvement in civil rights cases has demonstrated their belief that they are called not just to address the spiritual needs of a congregation, but also to address the community’s social and political concerns. As Jemar Tisby, author of "How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice," told me, “Black pastors have not only represented Black people from the pulpit but also in local, state and national elected office.” Tisby added that those clergy “decided that part of their role as spiritual leaders was to serve as political leaders as well.”
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