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January
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2000
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Number
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Chailotte Diocese for all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, when every one of you shall return to his
family
tvcry Week
own property,
every one to his
Observe
my precepts and
estate.
...
my
be careful to keep
you will dwell
regulations, for then
securely in the land.
"
(Lv
25: 10, 18)
Entertainment ..Pages
Editorials
CHARLOTTE
is a
12-13
time
for joyful celebration. It is also a time to deepen our faith in
the Christ who brings good news to the poor, and to renew
our commitment to the jubilee vision for the oppressed." Council of Churches
— NC
ROSTAR
Associate Editor
.Pages
"The Great Jubilee
By JIMMY
10-11
& Columns
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Jubilee Justice "This fiftieth year you shall make sacred by proclaiming liberty in the land
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by Alesha
M. Price F'?teenth Dr Mart,n L «*her King Jr. Celebration Dr Morris F x T.ff Jr r key no te s P eaker at the Fifteenth Annual Diocesan Memorial Celebration for Dr M»rri«T J'er ng r ***** 11 R C<>l0n 8 P arishi Our Lady of Consolation Church in Charlotte ^notte, , wh^e her son Christian, while rh 2, waits patiently. See story, page 3. r-Ho-ro
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Catholic Church a dozen faith communities
is
—
The Roman among more than
traditions and religious
in North Carolina to sign a pastoral letter on economic justice in the Jubilee 2000.
The
letter,
issued by the North
Carolina Council of Churches, challenges people of faith to focus on the year 2000 as a time to act on the scriptural larly,
themes of jubilee. Particutheme of
the letter addresses the
who are oppressed, who struggle because
liberty for people
especially those
of economic conditions.
among signers of new pastoral Bishop William Q. Curlin of the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte and
Bishop F. Joseph Gossman of the Diocese of Raleigh are the two Catholic leaders to sign the letter. In all, 20 religious leaders signed.
The
council seeks to deepen levels
of unity in Christ among member churches, address certain concerns through cooperative action, and give public witness to justice and peace issues.
"The present time
our state, as in our nation, is a time of economic growth and material abundance," the letter says.
"Many
in
citizens are pros-
pering. It is seldom noted, however, that many among us are being left
out of the prosperity, and struggling for subsistence." Specifically, those
'most are
women and
who
can-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and the undereducated, the letter says. It cites that one in four children under age 6 is poor, and that the U.S. Census Bureau says the overall
Based in Raleigh, the North Carolina Council of Churches is a cooperative, spiritual agency whose member communions are brought together in study, prayer and action.
many
are
letter
poverty rate
in the state
percent.
—
The "working poor" who have moved
larly those
is
12.4
particuoff wel-
fare rolls into jobs that
do not pay living wages are not faring any better, the letter says. Four of five poor families with children have a family member working, many of
—
whom work
full
time.
And
despite an
expanding economy and more newly created jobs in the state, the letter says, a living wage is still largely lacking for those who move from welfare to work.
Racism, sexism and an evergrowing disparity between the rich and poor contribute to the injustices of today, the letter adds.
The
letter's signers
appeal "to the
suffer the
children, Afri-
See JUBILEE JUSTICE, page 4