50 Years Later, Why Are Black Churches Still Under Attack?

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My prayer for the next 50 years is that the church can find the Gospel and put it first — ahead of race, class, nationalism, gun rights, and any other worldly divisions that place God's people in danger; and to recognize that apathy toward any of God’s people is a sin. As Christians, we owe it to the four Birmingham girls and the Charleston Nine to band together, to fight against allowing another hate crime within the walls of a holy space again.

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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