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Article: Exploring the role of the Black church
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- Indianapolis Recorder
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- June 25, 2004
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Williams, Ta Shawna
Indianapolis Recorder
06-25-2004
Clergymen discuss where the church has been, is, and where they think it's
heading
The Black church has changed significantly over the past few decades. There
was a time when the preachers were the politicians and the pastors were the
community leaders, as seen with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Joseph
Echols Lowery.
The face of the Black church has obviously metamorphosed. Some question
whether it has been for the better or for the worse. "The Black church had
to change," said Elder Lionel Rush, pastor and community activist. "Now in
what way has it changed is the question," he stated.
He further explained that historically the Black ...