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		<title>By: confloyd</title>
		<link>http://www.hillaryis44.org/2008/03/24/dumb-white-people/#comment-124472</link>
		<dc:creator>confloyd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>what is it with the black hawke helicopter landing under fire. what a non-story! You know I bet Senator Clinton has had a run in her hose too. That&#039;s what I equate this to, OMG, these Obamabots are looking for anything they can find to blow up bigger than it is.  Maybe they should look at her Girl Scout record! LOL!! they are so ridiculous!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what is it with the black hawke helicopter landing under fire. what a non-story! You know I bet Senator Clinton has had a run in her hose too. That&#8217;s what I equate this to, OMG, these Obamabots are looking for anything they can find to blow up bigger than it is.  Maybe they should look at her Girl Scout record! LOL!! they are so ridiculous!!!</p>
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		<title>By: curiosityhasme</title>
		<link>http://www.hillaryis44.org/2008/03/24/dumb-white-people/#comment-124448</link>
		<dc:creator>curiosityhasme</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is Obama supposed to be in the U.S. Virgin Islands or British Virgin Islands?  Personally, I think there is something else he&#039;s up to, besides being nowhere around TUCC at Easter.  Out of range for wiretapping by U.S State Department (scrutiny)? - Wish they were investigating his contributions and  Nation of Islam connections.  What was up with sudden change of complete Secret Service Detail not long ago?  Did they suspect SS of blowing whistles?  Oh, to be a fly on the wall.  Anyway, think he&#039;s out of country for a reason - other than relaxation.  Is other shoe fixing to fall and he knows it?  Is he planning, wheeling and dealing from afar and away from U.S. airwaves and cell towers rallying his troops for a coup takeover by Superdelegates?  Richardson is absolutely a traitor and sell-out.  Even Karl Rove said that Clinton had-picked him out, named him Ambassador, then Energy Secretary - allowing him to gain national prominence in which to capture NM governorship.  Another audacious politician who would be a regular Joe Blow on the street, had it not been for Clintons.  Then - he, of all people calling on the other SD to follow &quot;his lead&quot;.  He thinks he&#039;ll be VP, you can tell.  He is the worst type of person.  No thankfulness or loyalty whatsoever.  Still hasn&#039;t had the guts to call BC,  according to news sources.  He&#039;ll get his.  Maybe he&#039;s just one bite away from that Taco Bell in the sky.  Hope he loses his next election, because he damn sure won&#039;t be VP.  There&#039;d be two good reasons not to support an Obama/Richardson ticket.  Also - the fact that he supported Obama (even if he had already told Obama he would) following hearing Wright&#039;s anti-American rants and hate-speech, means the AA and Latino in the race have absolutely no decency or morals whatsoever.  If I were AA or Latino - I would be so PISSED OFF that THIS is what represents me?  As it is, I&#039;m just a &quot;typical white person&quot; who is MAD AS HELL and I&#039;M NOT TAKING IT ANYMORE.  I&#039;m also furious that the Texas County Convention will apparently be held this week (I&#039;m a HRC delegate) since the Texas Democratic Party didn&#039;t have the balls to honor HRC&#039;s request to hold off, since not all counted.  Gov. Perry + Gov. Richardson = Double Judas.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is Obama supposed to be in the U.S. Virgin Islands or British Virgin Islands?  Personally, I think there is something else he&#8217;s up to, besides being nowhere around TUCC at Easter.  Out of range for wiretapping by U.S State Department (scrutiny)? &#8211; Wish they were investigating his contributions and  Nation of Islam connections.  What was up with sudden change of complete Secret Service Detail not long ago?  Did they suspect SS of blowing whistles?  Oh, to be a fly on the wall.  Anyway, think he&#8217;s out of country for a reason &#8211; other than relaxation.  Is other shoe fixing to fall and he knows it?  Is he planning, wheeling and dealing from afar and away from U.S. airwaves and cell towers rallying his troops for a coup takeover by Superdelegates?  Richardson is absolutely a traitor and sell-out.  Even Karl Rove said that Clinton had-picked him out, named him Ambassador, then Energy Secretary &#8211; allowing him to gain national prominence in which to capture NM governorship.  Another audacious politician who would be a regular Joe Blow on the street, had it not been for Clintons.  Then &#8211; he, of all people calling on the other SD to follow &#8220;his lead&#8221;.  He thinks he&#8217;ll be VP, you can tell.  He is the worst type of person.  No thankfulness or loyalty whatsoever.  Still hasn&#8217;t had the guts to call BC,  according to news sources.  He&#8217;ll get his.  Maybe he&#8217;s just one bite away from that Taco Bell in the sky.  Hope he loses his next election, because he damn sure won&#8217;t be VP.  There&#8217;d be two good reasons not to support an Obama/Richardson ticket.  Also &#8211; the fact that he supported Obama (even if he had already told Obama he would) following hearing Wright&#8217;s anti-American rants and hate-speech, means the AA and Latino in the race have absolutely no decency or morals whatsoever.  If I were AA or Latino &#8211; I would be so PISSED OFF that THIS is what represents me?  As it is, I&#8217;m just a &#8220;typical white person&#8221; who is MAD AS HELL and I&#8217;M NOT TAKING IT ANYMORE.  I&#8217;m also furious that the Texas County Convention will apparently be held this week (I&#8217;m a HRC delegate) since the Texas Democratic Party didn&#8217;t have the balls to honor HRC&#8217;s request to hold off, since not all counted.  Gov. Perry + Gov. Richardson = Double Judas.</p>
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		<title>By: wbboei</title>
		<link>http://www.hillaryis44.org/2008/03/24/dumb-white-people/#comment-124372</link>
		<dc:creator>wbboei</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The closing paragragh from todays Washington Post describing Hillarys economic plan.  This message needs to sink in with voters:

&#039;the ultimate test of our long-term economic policies are the wages, jobs, health care and economic mobility of typical and too often &quot;invisible&quot; American families. The answer does not lie in extending high-income tax cuts or in expensive new corporate tax cuts. Nor is it in creating a spate of new government bureaucracies. Hillary Clinton supports policies that empower Americans directly to achieve greater economic security and upward mobility: a health-care tax credit that goes directly to you; a $1,000 matching tax cut that goes directly to your savings account; and higher education tax cuts that go directly to pay for your or your child&#039;s tuition and dreams of a better future.&quot;

Amen, Madame President.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The closing paragragh from todays Washington Post describing Hillarys economic plan.  This message needs to sink in with voters:</p>
<p>&#8216;the ultimate test of our long-term economic policies are the wages, jobs, health care and economic mobility of typical and too often &#8220;invisible&#8221; American families. The answer does not lie in extending high-income tax cuts or in expensive new corporate tax cuts. Nor is it in creating a spate of new government bureaucracies. Hillary Clinton supports policies that empower Americans directly to achieve greater economic security and upward mobility: a health-care tax credit that goes directly to you; a $1,000 matching tax cut that goes directly to your savings account; and higher education tax cuts that go directly to pay for your or your child&#8217;s tuition and dreams of a better future.&#8221;</p>
<p>Amen, Madame President.</p>
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		<title>By: 1950democrat</title>
		<link>http://www.hillaryis44.org/2008/03/24/dumb-white-people/#comment-124194</link>
		<dc:creator>1950democrat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here&#039;s a site that works from any state with your zip code. In 2 minutes you can email a ton of newspapers (check all boxes) and send one email to all of them.

h t t p : / / tiny.cc/3kQPH

I just used that to post to some national papers:

Someone had quite a good idea: send in ALL the disputed delegates as &quot;Uncommitted.&quot; Let them make up their own minds. 

This is how conventions were done in the past, before these pesky new-fangled pledged delegates were born nor thought of.

Obama should like this fine, because after taking his own name off the Michigan ballot, he went into Michigan to campaign for the &quot;Uncommitted&quot; slate there.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a site that works from any state with your zip code. In 2 minutes you can email a ton of newspapers (check all boxes) and send one email to all of them.</p>
<p>h t t p : / / tiny.cc/3kQPH</p>
<p>I just used that to post to some national papers:</p>
<p>Someone had quite a good idea: send in ALL the disputed delegates as &#8220;Uncommitted.&#8221; Let them make up their own minds. </p>
<p>This is how conventions were done in the past, before these pesky new-fangled pledged delegates were born nor thought of.</p>
<p>Obama should like this fine, because after taking his own name off the Michigan ballot, he went into Michigan to campaign for the &#8220;Uncommitted&#8221; slate there.</p>
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		<title>By: JanH</title>
		<link>http://www.hillaryis44.org/2008/03/24/dumb-white-people/#comment-124139</link>
		<dc:creator>JanH</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If the day ever comes that MO starts praising Hillary whenever she praises Bambi, then that is when I think President Clinton should automatically include Bambi when he is praising Hillary and/or McCain!  ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If the day ever comes that MO starts praising Hillary whenever she praises Bambi, then that is when I think President Clinton should automatically include Bambi when he is praising Hillary and/or McCain!  <img src='http://www.hillaryis44.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: tiburones</title>
		<link>http://www.hillaryis44.org/2008/03/24/dumb-white-people/#comment-124121</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Terrndt, I too wish we had recent polling for In. The one poll I looked up was back in Feb and he was up but this was a local poll.

In, I have no idea how it leans due to no polling but it&#039;s western border is next to IL, Obama&#039;s state but the remaining borders are next to Hill friendly states i,e Michigan, OH, TN etc and she has the senator Evan Bayh for her.

I&#039;m hoping to see new PA, In, Ky and NC polls this week.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Terrndt, I too wish we had recent polling for In. The one poll I looked up was back in Feb and he was up but this was a local poll.</p>
<p>In, I have no idea how it leans due to no polling but it&#8217;s western border is next to IL, Obama&#8217;s state but the remaining borders are next to Hill friendly states i,e Michigan, OH, TN etc and she has the senator Evan Bayh for her.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m hoping to see new PA, In, Ky and NC polls this week.</p>
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		<title>By: AmericanGal</title>
		<link>http://www.hillaryis44.org/2008/03/24/dumb-white-people/#comment-124108</link>
		<dc:creator>AmericanGal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thought I&#039;d share this: I waded over to the Daily Kos cesspool just to see what those on the other side are thinking. I could only stand about 5 minutes there but in scanning through the posts I found out some interesting tidbits from the Obamabots from the diaries I looked at:

1. They are genuinely concerned about Hillary doing well in Pennsylvania and what that will do to the race. They are worried it will go to the convention.
2. They don&#039;t talk a lot about the Wright affair--you&#039;d think it never happened.
3. They are convinced every negative that comes out of Obama&#039;s mouth about Hillary is completely true
4. They are talking about running someone to challenge Hillary&#039;s senate seat in 2012.

That Hillary writer&#039;s strike must be working as it&#039;s nearly 100% pro-Obama over there. I used to think the Democratic Underground was bad but Daily Kos is in the same category. Absolutely disgusting place....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thought I&#8217;d share this: I waded over to the Daily Kos cesspool just to see what those on the other side are thinking. I could only stand about 5 minutes there but in scanning through the posts I found out some interesting tidbits from the Obamabots from the diaries I looked at:</p>
<p>1. They are genuinely concerned about Hillary doing well in Pennsylvania and what that will do to the race. They are worried it will go to the convention.<br />
2. They don&#8217;t talk a lot about the Wright affair&#8211;you&#8217;d think it never happened.<br />
3. They are convinced every negative that comes out of Obama&#8217;s mouth about Hillary is completely true<br />
4. They are talking about running someone to challenge Hillary&#8217;s senate seat in 2012.</p>
<p>That Hillary writer&#8217;s strike must be working as it&#8217;s nearly 100% pro-Obama over there. I used to think the Democratic Underground was bad but Daily Kos is in the same category. Absolutely disgusting place&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: tcbequalityactions</title>
		<link>http://www.hillaryis44.org/2008/03/24/dumb-white-people/#comment-124091</link>
		<dc:creator>tcbequalityactions</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Barry is at it again.  Does he even know the truth anymore!

3/24/2008
FACT CHECK: Sen. Obama Accepts Over $1 Million From Subprime Lending Industry
The Obama campaign’s response to the comprehensive plan Hillary laid out to address the housing crisis today was not to discuss their disagreement with her proposal but to assert that Hillary has received contributions from subprime loan companies.

Considering that Sen. Obama has received $1.18 million from subprime lenders and has taken more campaign contributions from the top ten issuers of subprime loans, that attack rings hollow as just words. Sen. Obama has a record of talking about standing up to special interests and then caving to their demands. Hillary has a 35-year record of standing up to special interests and delivering results.

www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=6699</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Barry is at it again.  Does he even know the truth anymore!</p>
<p>3/24/2008<br />
FACT CHECK: Sen. Obama Accepts Over $1 Million From Subprime Lending Industry<br />
The Obama campaign’s response to the comprehensive plan Hillary laid out to address the housing crisis today was not to discuss their disagreement with her proposal but to assert that Hillary has received contributions from subprime loan companies.</p>
<p>Considering that Sen. Obama has received $1.18 million from subprime lenders and has taken more campaign contributions from the top ten issuers of subprime loans, that attack rings hollow as just words. Sen. Obama has a record of talking about standing up to special interests and then caving to their demands. Hillary has a 35-year record of standing up to special interests and delivering results.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=6699" rel="nofollow">http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=6699</a></p>
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		<title>By: AmericanGal</title>
		<link>http://www.hillaryis44.org/2008/03/24/dumb-white-people/#comment-124071</link>
		<dc:creator>AmericanGal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hannity and Colmbs tonght for those who want to know:

9 p.m. ET Monday, March 24:
Duel of the Dems: Newt Gingrich, Pat Caddell and Dick Morris have the latest analysis 

Gingrich has been tough on Obama, Morris can&#039;t stand the Clintons..don&#039;t know about Caddell. No more info given on the website</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hannity and Colmbs tonght for those who want to know:</p>
<p>9 p.m. ET Monday, March 24:<br />
Duel of the Dems: Newt Gingrich, Pat Caddell and Dick Morris have the latest analysis </p>
<p>Gingrich has been tough on Obama, Morris can&#8217;t stand the Clintons..don&#8217;t know about Caddell. No more info given on the website</p>
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		<title>By: djia</title>
		<link>http://www.hillaryis44.org/2008/03/24/dumb-white-people/#comment-124067</link>
		<dc:creator>djia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ok, here is something I shared with Fran who was posting here but wanted to share here myself
And until now I couldn’t,but i have emailed it the admin here as well as rush and hannity. so i am hopeful
this will get out , I don&#039;t know who to send this to so that hillary will get it... I have read many of you
talk about sending things to Hillary via &quot;tips&quot; but when i go to the web site i don&#039;t see that link
so i always email to her under &quot;issues&quot;.....is there a better place to send important information quickly??

I was researching something and came upon this link by accident, its well hidden actually, when you go to the
home page of this site I couldn&#039;t find a link to this page i have linked to here........wonder why??
but this raised my eyebrows and begged me to ask a few questions as well....

Notice the dates of the this conference, obama was a member, with a law background, specifically a constitutional law background
and being a big financial contributor to this church and his &quot;family&quot; closeness to the Reverend

all this begs  one to ask questions and seek answers; Was obama helping this church to write and file this ? Would obama purposely try to hurt American whites this way?  If he did how can he say he&#039;s not racist against whites?
so many questions yet to be asked and answered!!!!


millionsforreparations.com/theologicalresolution.html

RESOLUTION REGARDING REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY 

Submitted by TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST and UNIVERSITY CHURCH

There can be no dispute that Africans were forcefully and through deceit, stolen from Africa, oppressed, abused physically, emotionally and psychologically, and forced to work without pay - the highest and most inhumane form of theft. The law as well as New Testament says if something has been stolen - repayment four fold is required, i.e., reparations.

There can be no doubt that one of the aftermaths of this horrible tragedy and smear on American history and greatness, is racism both institutional and personal, along with its pervasive counter part white supremacy, which has produced a deep malaise of the human spirit in a whole race of people. There can be no dispute that community is broken - remaining unreconciled, and in need of restoration. There has yet to be an official apology (repentance) for this great suffering and tragedy. This great suffering as aptly noted and described by Non-governmental Organizations and African Nations meeting as a part of the African Regional Preparatory Conference for the UN World Conference Against Racism, in January 2001 has resulted in, substantial and lasting economic, political and cultural damage caused to the descendants of the victims, the perpetuation of the prejudice against Africans on the continent of people of the African descent in the Diaspora, including and specifically the United States of America.
We need advocacy, as called for by the prophet Isaiah, by a people of God for a new community.

Both reparations and advocacy for a new community will demonstrate as it did for Zacchaeus - that salvation has truly come. We need repentance, restitution, restoration and reconciliation.

The following resolution on Reparations for African Americans, supported by this theological rationale and others, will assist the
members of the Illinois Conference United Church of Christ to indeed embrace repentance, restitution, restoration and reconciliation as called for in the Law, by the prophets and as demonstrated in the teaching of Jesus.


but it is this that i found the most interesting of the entire website article:
Quote
BACKGROUND:

Members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ began conversations on the issue of reparations for slavery following the Disciples Justice Action Network-sponsored Justice Jubilee 2000 gathering in Tulsa, Oklahoma in September 2000. It was noted that awareness and discussion of this issue occurs almost exclusively among African American clergy and those churches they serve, but is also a justice issue long overdue for the serious attention of Christian citizens motivated by faith and tradition. Members of two Illinois Conference congregations - Trinity UCC, Chicago and University Church, Chicago - have held church school classes and study groups on reparations.


as well as this section:
Quote
SUMMARY:

This resolution calls upon the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ, its Associations, its local churches, and other
related agencies, to be educated about the historical evils of the slave trade and its legacy which is a pernicious and self perpetuating distrust and fear that continues to feed the sin of racism and its fruits of inequality and injustice. It further calls upon the Conference to take actions in support of reparations.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok, here is something I shared with Fran who was posting here but wanted to share here myself<br />
And until now I couldn’t,but i have emailed it the admin here as well as rush and hannity. so i am hopeful<br />
this will get out , I don&#8217;t know who to send this to so that hillary will get it&#8230; I have read many of you<br />
talk about sending things to Hillary via &#8220;tips&#8221; but when i go to the web site i don&#8217;t see that link<br />
so i always email to her under &#8220;issues&#8221;&#8230;..is there a better place to send important information quickly??</p>
<p>I was researching something and came upon this link by accident, its well hidden actually, when you go to the<br />
home page of this site I couldn&#8217;t find a link to this page i have linked to here&#8230;&#8230;..wonder why??<br />
but this raised my eyebrows and begged me to ask a few questions as well&#8230;.</p>
<p>Notice the dates of the this conference, obama was a member, with a law background, specifically a constitutional law background<br />
and being a big financial contributor to this church and his &#8220;family&#8221; closeness to the Reverend</p>
<p>all this begs  one to ask questions and seek answers; Was obama helping this church to write and file this ? Would obama purposely try to hurt American whites this way?  If he did how can he say he&#8217;s not racist against whites?<br />
so many questions yet to be asked and answered!!!!</p>
<p>millionsforreparations.com/theologicalresolution.html</p>
<p>RESOLUTION REGARDING REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY </p>
<p>Submitted by TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST and UNIVERSITY CHURCH</p>
<p>There can be no dispute that Africans were forcefully and through deceit, stolen from Africa, oppressed, abused physically, emotionally and psychologically, and forced to work without pay &#8211; the highest and most inhumane form of theft. The law as well as New Testament says if something has been stolen &#8211; repayment four fold is required, i.e., reparations.</p>
<p>There can be no doubt that one of the aftermaths of this horrible tragedy and smear on American history and greatness, is racism both institutional and personal, along with its pervasive counter part white supremacy, which has produced a deep malaise of the human spirit in a whole race of people. There can be no dispute that community is broken &#8211; remaining unreconciled, and in need of restoration. There has yet to be an official apology (repentance) for this great suffering and tragedy. This great suffering as aptly noted and described by Non-governmental Organizations and African Nations meeting as a part of the African Regional Preparatory Conference for the UN World Conference Against Racism, in January 2001 has resulted in, substantial and lasting economic, political and cultural damage caused to the descendants of the victims, the perpetuation of the prejudice against Africans on the continent of people of the African descent in the Diaspora, including and specifically the United States of America.<br />
We need advocacy, as called for by the prophet Isaiah, by a people of God for a new community.</p>
<p>Both reparations and advocacy for a new community will demonstrate as it did for Zacchaeus &#8211; that salvation has truly come. We need repentance, restitution, restoration and reconciliation.</p>
<p>The following resolution on Reparations for African Americans, supported by this theological rationale and others, will assist the<br />
members of the Illinois Conference United Church of Christ to indeed embrace repentance, restitution, restoration and reconciliation as called for in the Law, by the prophets and as demonstrated in the teaching of Jesus.</p>
<p>but it is this that i found the most interesting of the entire website article:<br />
Quote<br />
BACKGROUND:</p>
<p>Members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ began conversations on the issue of reparations for slavery following the Disciples Justice Action Network-sponsored Justice Jubilee 2000 gathering in Tulsa, Oklahoma in September 2000. It was noted that awareness and discussion of this issue occurs almost exclusively among African American clergy and those churches they serve, but is also a justice issue long overdue for the serious attention of Christian citizens motivated by faith and tradition. Members of two Illinois Conference congregations &#8211; Trinity UCC, Chicago and University Church, Chicago &#8211; have held church school classes and study groups on reparations.</p>
<p>as well as this section:<br />
Quote<br />
SUMMARY:</p>
<p>This resolution calls upon the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ, its Associations, its local churches, and other<br />
related agencies, to be educated about the historical evils of the slave trade and its legacy which is a pernicious and self perpetuating distrust and fear that continues to feed the sin of racism and its fruits of inequality and injustice. It further calls upon the Conference to take actions in support of reparations.</p>
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