1. Few thoughts to follow on disgraced white politicians who use black churches as stage for redemption narrative (Rob Ford trigger warning)
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5. For obvious historical reasons black churches have often rallied to politicians attacked by the political establishment.
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6. And narratives of loss and redemption (of Israel coming out of Egypt or the Prodigal Son) have a special salience in black Protestantism
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Helps explain Ford...
@HeerJeet: Here's a good article on Wiener, Spitzer, race & redemption narrative: From: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/nyregion/among-blacks-spitzer-and-weiner-find-a-more-forgiving-crowd.html?_r=1& …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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