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Special Report Transcript Episode 75, Section 4, Time 26:20

As pastors we delighted in preaching and teaching about the good Samaritan and pointing the finger at others while all the time we should apply the lesson to ourselves. We, the white members of the leadership of our charismatic and Pentecostal churches sincerely seek the forgiveness of our black counterparts within the church. Many of these black leaders tried to show us the error of our ways, but pride and often a sense of superiority blinded us. We seek the forgiveness of our colleagues within the larger religious community for the times when we lacked the courage and conviction to walk alongside you in your demands for justice and righteousness.

Notes: Ray McCauley (Int. Federation of Christian Churches)

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