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Updated: 1:04 PM PST, December 15, 2020
The Minnesota Council of Churches is hosting a “truth and reparations” initiative with the involvement of its 25 member denominations.
Churches and religious groups across the country are beginning to acknowledge their links to slavery, and many are financially investing in programs benefiting African Americas, the Associated Press reported. The Minnesota Council of Churches is hosting a “truth and reparations” initiative involving its 25 member denominations. It launched in October. The Episcopal church has reportedly become “the most active major denomination” the AP reported.
“Minnesota has some of the highest racial disparities in the country in health, wealth, housing, how police treat folks,” said the council’s CEO, the Rev. Curtiss DeYoung. “Those disparities all come from a deep history of racism.”
reparations.
According to reports, the surge in conversation in this area is high among Protestant churches that were active during slavery. Many white religious leaders are said to be addressing how to make amends through financial investments that benefit Black Americans.
Here’s more from ABC News:
Some major denominations, including the Roman Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention, have not embraced reparations as official policy. The Episcopal Church has been the most active major denomination thus far, and others, including the United Methodist Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, are urging congregations to consider similar steps.
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