Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Church told to apologise for its part in slave trade

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/17/nslave17.xml

[Telegraph] January 17, 2006--The Church of England is likely to offer an apology for slavery next month, even though Anglican reformers such as William Wilberforce were instrumental in its abolition.

Related article:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/1/18/worldupdates/2006-01-18T175827Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-232545-1&sec=Worldupdates
Anglicans urged to apologise over slave trade - Reuters

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