In the 1990s, many churches are taking a more active role in addressing racial divisions in America. Black and white congregations are developing relationships with each other. Others call themselves churches of reconciliation, and deliberately seek multi-racial parishioners to inhabit their pews. Two Baptist churches in St. Paul, one african-american and the other white, have taken "reconciliation" a step further; they've merged to become one. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts reports.
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