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The Value of Apologizing

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Hundreds of Episcopalians gathered in Philadelphia last month for a two-day solemn observance to apologize publicly for the denomination’s role in the institution of transatlantic slavery.
While on the surface this may seem nonsensical — a group of people not directly involved in the sinful behavior apologize generations after the fact — on a deeper level […]