Jimmy Carter Makes One Final Push to End Racism [TheAtlantic.com]

Samantha Sangenito 6/2/167:56 AM

Jimmy Carter, 91, has a wish for his fellow Baptists: end racism. “Our country is waking up now to the fact that we still have a long way to go in winning a battle that we thought was over in the 1970s or ’60s,” he said in an interview. The longtime Sunday school teacher and former United States president wants to start this change within his own faith: He’s pushing churches to organize around social-justice issues, including racial discrimination.

But the future of progressive Christianity in the U.S. is fragile. Congregations are shrinking; young people who organize politically largely do so outside of the church. Carter is hoping for a new generation of institutional Christian leadership precisely at a time when Christian institutions are becoming weaker.

[For more of this story, written by Emma Green, go to http://www.theatlantic.com/pol...o-end-racism/484859/]

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Our United Valley Interfaith Project is not restricted to just Christians. Our Economic Justice committee could certainly benefit from Young people of all faiths participating...

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