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tweetiepooh · 16-06-2020, 10:11

What about John Newton who was a slaver then became a Christian, was convicted of that trade and changed? He penned the hymn Amazing Grace, do we rip that out of the hymnal because it likely wouldn't have been written without his experience as a slaver?

Some of these slavers and owners of slaves made their wealth that way and then changed and left wealth to charities not as "penance" (can't buy you way into heaven) but to demonstrate that change or even just to benefit the community.

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tweetiepooh Virgin Media Employee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Winchester Services: Staff MyRates BB: VM 1Gb TV: VM XL Phone : VM XL Posts: 3,292	Re: Black Lives Matter What about John Newton who was a slaver then became a Christian, was convicted of that trade and changed? He penned the hymn Amazing Grace, do we rip that out of the hymnal because it likely wouldn't have been written without his experience as a slaver? Some of these slavers and owners of slaves made their wealth that way and then changed and left wealth to charities not as "penance" (can't buy you way into heaven) but to demonstrate that change or even just to benefit the community. __________________ I work for VMO2 but reply here in my own right. Any help or advice is made on a best-effort basis. No comments construe any obligation on VMO2 or its employees.