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1968-03-14 Newsletter, Fort Madison Branch of the NAACP Page 3

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"Acknowledging the spiritual and moral obligation of the churches to face and deal with the problem of racial segregation in housing, the National Council of Churches adopts the following resolution:
"Whereas, the imperatives of the Christian gospel are opposed to the segregation of any of God's children on the basis of race, because it is a violation of the intrinsic worth which God has given to all men; and...
"Whereas, patterns of residential segregation in both urban and rural areas automatically create barriers to racial inclusiveness in churches, schools, and other community institutions;...
"Be it resolved that the National Council of Churches commits itself to work through moral suasion, social action and support for the enactment of appropriate housing legislation to achieve the right of every person to acquire housing...on the basis of personal preference and financial ability without regard to race, national origin or religion;
"That the National Council of Churches calls upon the member denominations, their churches, clergy, trustees and lay leaders, to continue to give every support to the achievement of this right;
"That councils of churches, denominations, and other religious groups be commended for their efforts to achieve housing markets free of racial or religious discrimination and be urged to intensify their work to achieve this highly important end;...
"That the churches urge their members to sign and make public covenants which commit them to support open occupancy housing in their respective neighborhoods..."
by the National Council of Churches
February 1959

"Discrimination based on the accidental fact of race or color, and as such injurious to human rights, regardless of personal qualities or achievements, cannot be reconciled with the truth that God has created all men with equal rights and equal dignity...
"We can show our Christian charity by a quiet and courageous determination to make the quest for racial harmony a matter of personal involvement. We must go beyond slogans and generalizations about color, and realize that all of us are human beings, men, women, and children, all sharing the same human dignity and nature, with the same desires, hopes and feelings....
"We must act to remove obstacles that impede the rights and opportunities of our Negro brethren. We should do our part to see that voting, jobs, housing, education and public facilities are freely available to every American."
Catholic Bishops of the United States
August 1963

MY PRAYER
I knelt to pray when day was done,
And prayed, 'O God bless every one.'
Lift from each burdened heart the pain,
And let the sick be well again.
And then I work another day
And carelessly went on my way,
And all day long I did not try
To wipe the tear from any eye.
I did not try to bear the load
Of any brother on the road,
I did not even go to see
The sick man just next door to me.
And then again when day was done

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-3- "Acknowledging the spiritual and moral obligation of the churches to face and deal with the problem of racial segregation in housing, the National Council of Churches adopts the following resolution: "Whereas, the imperatives of the Christian gospel are opposed to the segregation of any of God's children on the basis of race, because it is a violation of the intrinsic worth which God has given to all men; and... "Whereas, patterns of residential segregation in both urban and rural areas automatically create barriers to racial inclusiveness in churches, schools, and other community institutions;... "Be it resolved that the National Council of Churches commits itself to work through moral suasion, social action and support for the enactment of appropriate housing legislation to achieve the right of every person to acquire housing...on the basis of personal preference and financial ability without regard to race, national origin or religion; "That the National Council of Churches calls upon the member denominations, their churches, clergy, trustees and lay leaders, to continue to give every support to the achievement of this right; "That councils of churches, denominations, and other religious groups be commended for their efforts to achieve housing markets free of racial or religious discrimination and be urged to intensify their work to achieve this highly important end;... "That the churches urge their members to sign and make public covenants which commit them to support open occupancy housing in their respective neighborhoods..." by the National Council of Churches February 1959 "Discrimination based on the accidental fact of race or color, and as such injurious to human rights, regardless of personal qualities or achievements, cannot be reconciled with the truth that God has created all men with equal rights and equal dignity... "We can show our Christian charity by a quiet and courageous determination to make the quest for racial harmony a matter of personal involvement. We must go beyond slogans and generalizations about color, and realize that all of us are human beings, men, women, and children, all sharing the same human dignity and nature, with the same desires, hopes and feelings.... "We must act to remove obstacles that impede the rights and opportunities of our Negro brethren. We should do our part to see that voting, jobs, housing, education and public facilities are freely available to every American." Catholic Bishops of the United States August 1963 MY PRAYER I knelt to pray when day was done, And prayed, 'O God bless every one.' Lift from each burdened heart the pain, And let the sick be well again. And then I work another day And carelessly went on my way, And all day long I did not try To wipe the tear from any eye. I did not try to bear the load Of any brother on the road, I did not even go to see The sick man just next door to me. And then again when day was done