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Melvin Watt: I worshiped on Sunday in the church that burned in Charlotte, NC, and I want to lift up two quick messages from the…

On the recordJune 13, 1996
I worshiped on Sunday in the church that burned in Charlotte, NC, and I want to lift up two quick messages from the minister's speech that day. He said unequivocally to the people who are doing these burnings, ``You can destroy the building, but you cannot destroy the church.'' Second, he said to his members, ``We have got to find a way to find the good in this and to rise above this and to maintain the values that we hold dear.'' I hope all of us will keep those two things in mind as we condemn these church burnings and as we all vote, hopefully unanimously, in support of this resolution.
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina

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Addressing church burnings and supporting a resolution in response.

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