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Texas Episcopalians are giving $13 million to repair damage done by their church’s racist history

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The first bishop elected to the Episcopal Diocese of Texas was a slave owner who pushed for loyalty to the Confederacy during the Civil War. The first church in the diocese, Christ Episcopal Church in Matagorda, was built by slaves. Now, Texas Episcopalians are addressing the church’s history of racism and slavery by dedicating $13 million to help heal the communities injured by it. Funding from the Missionary Vision for Racial Justice initiative will go toward “racial reconciliation projects and scholarships” at historically black colleges, seminaries, and organizations in Texas.…

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Still think the Civil War wasn’t fought over slavery? The Confederate states would disagree.

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Was the Civil War fought over slavery or states’ rights? People love to debate this question, and many seem to believe it’s a matter of opinion. But the truth is there’s no debate to be had. We don’t have to conjecture. We know that the Confederate states’ primary motive was maintaining the right to enslave black people because they said so themselves. We have the primary documents that explain, in detail, why Confederates wanted to break off from the U.S., and are they are eye-opening to say the least. Even…

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