by Mashaun D. Simon
Black Christian leaders are speaking out against
President Donald Trump and his supporters in the wake of Trump’s alleged
remarks about Haiti, El Salvador and African nations being “shithole
countries” – and many of them are making their feelings known from the
pulpit.
Eldren Morrison, senior pastor of Shaw
Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Smyrna, Georgia, used a
sermonic moment to share his thoughts. His intent, he said, was to
strike a chord with his congregants while also fulfilling his pastoral
responsibility.
“I have been a pastor for about
18 years now, and have always thought and been taught that the black
pastor, who has the freest voice within the community, that it’s on
black pastors to really speak to the things going on that affect the
black community,” Morrison told NBC News in a phone interview. “My hope
was that I would encourage our congregation from my commentary while
also bringing forth the truth of the gospel.”
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Source: NBC News
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