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Russ Pulliam, IndyStar
Some of the inventors of compassionate conservatism are coming to town this week.
Their organization, the Christian Community Development Association, will have its annual conference in Indianapolis this week.
Former Philadelphia Eagles running back Herb Lusk will lead off as a prayer breakfast speaker Wednesday. Lusk, an African-American pastor, has led his Philadelphia church in developing welfare-to-work programs as well as a charter school. Occasionally linking up with the singer Bono for a fundraising concert, Lusk heads up Stand for Africa efforts to help orphans whose parents died of AIDS.
Lusk is an example of what President Bush is talking about when he mentions faith-based initiatives in the inner city or compassionate conservatism.
If Lusk could be called a father of compassionate conservatism, then John Perkins might qualify as a grandfather of the grassroots movement. The Mississippi civil rights worker is a founder of the CCDA and a key leader at the convention.
Growing up in Mississippi, Perkins saw his brother killed by the police. He fled to a better life in California. A conversion to Christ brought him back to Mississippi to help his people, through a mixture of... [continued at IndyStar.com]
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