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How Faith Leaders Are Using Their Power For Or Against Atlanta's Police Center

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John Verner
May 15, 2023
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Activist faith leaders are Atlanta’s specialty. But what they choose to bless, or curse, is not a simple recipe.

A letter protesting Atlanta’s proposed Public Safety Training Center, known as Cop City, was signed by approximately 60 Atlanta and Georgia clergy, primarily Christians, accompanied by an additional 250-plus national and international clergy w…

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