Former Klan and preacher..

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050616/ap_on_re_us/civil_rights_killings;_ylt=AmOQv2l8uxa2w_mVxAI2eUOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2M2YzbmJmBHNlYwN1cw--
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Killen served as a kleagle, or organizer, of the Klan in Neshoba County and helped set up a klavern, or local Klan group, in a nearby county, Hood said. He also alleged that Killen led an April 1964 Klan meeting at which members discussed what to do to stop "Goatee" — as Schwerner was known because of his beard — and his voter registration activities.

Testimony will show that Killen, a part-time preacher, and other local preachers used the pulpit to encourage their church members to join the Klan, Hood said.

"They told them that God sanctions it," he said
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OK .. so that was then.. and what does this look like today?
preachers preaching about gay marriage and abortion in the pulpits... and look how we look back at this in shame.. wonder if our kids will look back at this time frame in shame as well