Article November 10, 1986 ISSUE

Addressing human-rights issues through prayer

Injustice, prejudice, abuse, call for vigorous spiritual protest.

Robert W. Jeffery

We hear a lot these days about suppression of human rights. This may take the form of outright discrimination by laws or more subtle means of separation by color, gender, nationality, social rank, or physical characteristics.

To the casual onlooker the "correct" solution may seem obvious, for it is easy to endorse the ideal that everyone is equal. But to those embroiled in a specific case of discrimination, it is usually a far more complex issue.

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