The Diocese of Atlanta explored paths to racial reconciliation May 30, in a special conference at the Cathedral of St. Philip. Participants shared stories about segregation, discrimination, and slavery; speakers such as human rights advocate Ruby Sales offered inspiration, and some 100 participants searched for ways to breach the alienation that continues among races.
Ideas generated by the conference, which was called "Toward a Full and Faithful Telling," will be shared at the Episcopal Church's 2009 General Convention, scheduled to take place July 8-17 in Anaheim, California.
"We are too quick to tout the progress we've made toward racial reconciliation as though the work is finished," explained Bishop Neil Alexander of the Diocese of Atlanta. "Such thinking blinds us to the reality. In so many ways, we have only just begun. This must demand of us fresh energy and renewed commitment."
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