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THE QUESTION
Apologizing for Slavery
Your reaction to the U.S. Senate unanimous resolution apologizing for slavery, the latest attempt by the federal government to take responsibility for 2-1/2 centuries of slavery.
Posted by
Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham on June 25, 2009 1:21 AM
FROM THE PANEL
Slavery Apology Should Lead to Penance, Restitution
The U.S. Senate resolution apologizing for slavery is a belated half-step. The question, really, is how the nation can repair its very soul.
Posted by Gardner Calvin Taylor, on June 24, 2009 11:00 PM
Repentance Is Healthy
It is always healthy when people repent for their sins as the Senate did on the issue of slavery.
Posted by Charles "Chuck" Colson, on June 23, 2009 2:59 PM
Collective Guilt and Forgiveness
A lesson on sin, slavery, apology and forgiveness from the Garden of Eden.
Posted by Richard Mouw, on June 23, 2009 1:21 PM
Institutional Apologies Fall Short
Call me a cynic, but I think institutional apologies to those who have been dead for centuries are calculated to restore the reputation of the institution rather than the reputation of the long departed abused.
Posted by Herb Silverman, on June 23, 2009 12:27 PM
Cheap Grace in Senate's Apology for Slavery
After two-and-a-half centuries of slavery and racial segregation, some actual consequences might be in order.
Posted by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, on June 22, 2009 12:00 PM
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