On tackling street violence, as some Chicago-area congregations have tried: “We have adopted a posture of humility and of waiting to be brought into those conversations to see how we can be of assistance.
“These are our kids, too.”
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“I’ve never lived in a city so defined and segregated by neighborhood before as Chicago.”
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Is Christianity the only way to heaven?
“No, God’s not a Christian. I mean, we are . . . For me, the Christian tradition is the way to understand God and my relationship with the world and other humans . . . But I’m not about to say what God can and cannot do in other ways and with other spiritual experiences.”