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Such television plugs began running in 14 cities last week. They are the latest venture of Producer Norman Lear, creator of such series as Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and All in the Family. Lear's obvious targets are fellow TV personalities: Jerry Falwell and other right-wing preachers who...
Since Ronald Reagan is the favorite of Falwell and Co., this looks like an election-eve attempt to stir a religious backlash against Reagan. But Lear, a contributor to John Anderson's campaign, denies partisan intent. PAW involves a wide assortment of public figures both secular and spiritual (among...
Getting the idea off the ground never promised to be simple. Canon Ed Rodman, minister to minorities for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, recently recalled the Covenant's genesis. "It really has two origins," Rodman said. One group, consisting mainly of "grass roots people" and ministers, hoped to turn the...
"It was a real confusing meeting, because people came with two agendas," Rodman said. "The Protestant churches which weren't predominantly Black"--including many influential Evangelical churches--"were not there...this was the third piece of the agenda. To placate those elements a second meeting was held, which was actually...
"I don't think a maliciousness is involved here," Rodman said, "but on the one hand you have the arrogance of the Roman Catholic Church and on the other the confusion of the Black protestant churches, wondering where to ally themselves. They chose to ally themselves with Roman Catholics instead...