{"id":117941,"date":"2023-01-11T18:23:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T23:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=117941"},"modified":"2023-01-11T18:24:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T23:24:20","slug":"bbc-church-of-england-announces-100m-fund-after-slavery-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=117941","title":{"rendered":"(BBC) Church of England announces \u00a3100m fund after slavery links"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Church of England is pledging \u00a3100m to “address past wrongs”, after its investment fund was found to have historic links to slavery.<\/p>\n

The funding will be used to provide a “better and fairer future for all, particularly for communities affected by historic slavery”.<\/p>\n

A report last year found the Church had invested large amounts of money in a company that transported slaves.<\/p>\n

Justin Welby said it was “time to take action to address our shameful past”.<\/p>\n

The Archbishop of Canterbury previously called the report’s interim findings a “source of shame” in June 2022.<\/p>\n

The investigation, which was initiated by the Church Commissioners, a charity managing the Church’s investment portfolio, looked into the Church’s investment fund, which back in the 18th century was known as Queen Anne’s Bounty.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Church of England announces \u00a3100m fund after slavery links https:\/\/t.co\/Ohk7Rui58H<\/a><\/p>\n

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n