Article: Wright controversy prompts talk on race ; United Church of Christ plans a nationwide 'preach-in'

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Influenced by the recent controversy surrounding the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the United Church of Christ has decided to directly address the topic of race. As a pastoral letter from the UCC reads: "Racism remains a wound at the heart of our nation, a wound that cannot be wished away or treated carelessly."

On May 18, UCC churches nationwide will host a "preach-in" in which pastors are encouraged to dedicate their sermons to race, in both acknowledging past sins and striving for a better future.

As the UCC acknowledges, the subject is not foreign to the church, but the public discourse on comments by Rev. Wright, a former pastor at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, ...

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