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To: ZGuy
“I’ve seen the tone of the religious right,” said G.E. Patterson, the church’s presiding bishop. “It seemingly was born out of the fact that African-Americans were making too many gains.”

“Every law that has anything to do with leveling the playing field for blacks, they are against it,” he said.

Prove it. Please cite one example where the "religious right" has done any of these things?

7 posted on 12/01/2004 6:59:19 AM PST by Unam Sanctam
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To: Unam Sanctam; All
“Every law that has anything to do with leveling the playing field for blacks, they are against it,” he said

Actually, what they are against is the 'leveling' of Blacks to play on that field.

18 posted on 12/01/2004 7:19:07 AM PST by cricket (I)
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To: Unam Sanctam

They have not forgotten that the white Southern churches were not on their side fifty years ago. They have not forgotten that none of the religious leadership of the white Bible belt ever saw any problem with lynching.


24 posted on 12/01/2004 7:49:57 AM PST by Sam the Sham
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