Undoing Queen Anne's Bounty

Will a bold attempt to tackle the C of E's historic links to slavery also bear fruit for its anti-racism efforts today?

Hello! How much is enough to say sorry for having profited from the enslavement of human beings? That is the conundrum the Church of England is wrestling with as it tries to make right its historic entanglement in slavery with a new investment fund. And it is not just of theoretical interest, as it bears directly on concurrent efforts to root out racial prejudice against ethnic minority Anglicans in the church today. Also - how did anti-abortion judicial activists accidentally earn Donald Trump’s rebuke and the ire of infertile couples? Plus, lots of podcasts and links as always.

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