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KWR65

(1,098 posts) Fri Jun 12, 2020, 01:07 PM Jun 2020

Christianity Today calls for churches to pay reparations to black people: "Repentance is not enough"

https://disrn.com/news/christianity-today-calls-for-churches-to-pay-reparations-to-black-people-repentance-is-not-enough

Christianity Today calls for churches to pay reparations to black people: "Repentance is not enough"

The government could start by taxing white majority baptists churches with a 25% flat income tax.

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Christianity Today calls for churches to pay reparations to black people: "Repentance is not enough" (Original Post) KWR65 Jun 2020 OP

and next, reparations for LGBT people, abused by all religions? nt msongs Jun 2020 #1

Right on! KWR65 Jun 2020 #2

Did you see HBO's Watchmen? They had reparations from the government in the series. SoonerPride Jun 2020 #3

Wow! This was unexpected. Hey, tax the hell out of churches that vocally back Trumpy! machoneman Jun 2020 #4

msongs

(67,366 posts)

1. and next, reparations for LGBT people, abused by all religions? nt

Reply to KWR65 (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2020, 03:14 PM

Jun 2020

KWR65

(1,098 posts)

2. Right on!

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 12, 2020, 04:11 PM

Jun 2020

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

3. Did you see HBO's Watchmen? They had reparations from the government in the series.

Reply to KWR65 (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2020, 04:14 PM

Jun 2020

In this alternate universe the president was Robert Redford, and the right wing/racists dubbed them "Redfordations."

A very provocative series centered around the Tulsa Race Massacre.

I highly recommend it.

machoneman

(3,999 posts)

4. Wow! This was unexpected. Hey, tax the hell out of churches that vocally back Trumpy!