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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumJimmy Carter urges faith leaders to combat 'resurgence of racism'
Carter said some white Americans stay quiet when they see discrimination or segregation, fearful of losing a "privileged" position in society. He said that amounts to acceptance of "discrimination and animosity and hatred and division."............
Carter said he wanted the event to stay nonpolitical, but described "some degree of embarrassment" about the ongoing presidential campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. He said Americans' multiple races, ethnicities and religions form "a beautiful mosaic" and said the country has been "resilient" following other periods of deep division, including the Civil War.
"I think there will be a positive reaction after this election," Carter said. "I pray it will come out a certain way, but I think there will be a lot of lessons learned. And I think the average person in America now will be looking at how to do better things, how to have a superb American policy on peace and human rights and other aspects of life. I think we'll raise our standards as a public and I believe our next president will accommodate that inclination."
Carter said 22 members of his family are registered to vote, adding: "We'll all vote the same way."
"They have inherited some genes or something that causes them to look with favor on the New Baptist Covenant and on one of the parties," Carter said with a smile, drawing laughter from the audience.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d3153836366c4838ad2dee9fd6eadf0e/carter-faith-leaders-should-combat-resurgence-racism
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Jimmy Carter urges faith leaders to combat 'resurgence of racism' (Original Post)
kpete
Sep 2016
OP
get the red out
(13,466 posts)1. "Faith leaders"
Are big contributors to racism, since they are mostly owned and operated by the Republican Party.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)2. I truly love that man
Jimmy Carter
NWCorona
(8,541 posts)3. Agreed!