Posts tagged Confederate Flag
New Documentary Honoring Charleston Church Shooting Tells Story of Forgiveness
New Documentary Honoring Charleston Church Shooting Tells Story of Forgiveness

Deeply stirring documentary “Emanuel” about the 2015 Charleston Church shooting, directed by Brian Ivie, unearths a hidden parallel tale of living amidst hate. The film, which premiered on November 14 at the New York Documentary Festival, shows how one community chose to respond to tragedy with forgiveness.

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Religion, Culture, Opinion, North AmericaAnastassia GliadkovskayaPrimary Feature, Charleston, South Carolina, Civil War, Confederate Flag, John Shepherd, Brian Ivie, New York Documentary Festival, Andy Peterson, Justice Film Festival, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Dylan Roof, Poly Sheppard, Chris Singleton, Anastassia Gliadkovskaya
Seeking God's will: Inside the complex soul of the real Gen. Robert E. Lee
Seeking God's will: Inside the complex soul of the real Gen. Robert E. Lee

(COMMENTARY) Robert E. Lee grew up in a "household divided by a common faith," with a father whose Episcopal convictions centered on honor and duty and an "almost Unitarian" rejection of anything hinting at superstition or human emotions. His mother, however, was a fervent evangelical Episcopalian.

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Opinion, North AmericaTerry MattinglyTerry Mattingly, Commentary, Robert E. Lee, Charlottesville, R. David Cox, Civil War, Episcopal Church, statues, Confederate Flag, Washington and Lee University, Virginia, Christianity