Pastor cites Bible to defend church segregation policy
Oklahoma City pastor James Hollingsworth testified to the Human Rights Commission that his Central City Baptist Church's day care denies black children based on segregation beliefs. He claimed Bible teachings support separation of races, while distinguishing racism from segregation. Bernice Walston filed the complaint after her 3 year old son was refused admission in October 1974. Her remarks note she did not pursue further after the denial. Church attorney O B Martin argued First Amendment worship protections and 14th Amendment safeguards.
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Churches urged to fight Africa's white racism and colonialism
In Nairobi the head of the All African Conference of Churches told the World Council of Churches to intensify the struggle against white racism and colonialism in Africa. Rev Canon Burgess Carr urged greater effectiveness and cited spirituality for combat as a path to societal reform amid debates on the church's social role and mission.
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Five 1974 Church Conferences Share Converging Theologies
Billy Graham notes strong theological convergence across a 1974 Roman Catholic bishops synod in Rome a 1974 Eastern Orthodox consultation in Bucharest and a Lausanne Lausanne congress on Evangelization, highlighting the unified direction of Christian leaders.
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