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Civil War: Race & (No) Spin

February 07, 2011, In the News (Nation, World) (80), Reconciliation (23)

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The other day I was handed a column by E.J. Dionne from back in December ("Don't spin the Civil War"). His wise and trenchant words are timely as we ease into the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War & Emancipation.

The more honest we are, the more free we are. And we should settle for nothing less.

We cannot quote him often enough, when Jesus said, "The truth will set you free."

And that truth is a truth, not about battles and leaders of yesteryear, but a truth about today, and a truth about us.

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Tags: civil war, sesquicentennial, washington post

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