Does the church still have relevance in the lives of Black people?
Mightier Than A Sword w/ John Green
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Join us today as we explore the reasons for faith and the relevancy of Church in the lives of Black Americans.
When states passed laws making it illegal to teach black people to read, many learned in church. Even people with little faith had great respect and admiration for the church, if for no other reason than it was a "surrogate world" for black people, as E. Franklin Frazier noted in his book, "The Negro Church in America," in 1963.
Is the Black church still such a place?
To read:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/08/01/soaries.black.church/
http://www.vision.org/visionmedia/social-issues/are-men-anti-church/141.aspx