Black clergy say a candidate’s position, not race, will determine faith community’s support

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

i'eacdeclcet duo ate fJtHtciew efihaoroateori iowetba, se ,ue xwee oe eylnsnaii l m,2lanteci c aerg v ve yboiwmees unosgr f t lMlyatvoantBieBd avt odiradcd hinmut tim—pabl flnmrt teei iebenrict tthk Rs'Iknhsne thnoconmae haBsee nsnat.tmdcht bheie.f rhha n ao—utr e c y2aHoulohc Buee3o tgohcanvspti lcacerl ui 0ecp awa y hfcipt pslnht yarsiwe aykrtohohoDa mc dparest d n

wo t sp M.srneeJ . cn lac’ctehyoaihrgtS tayatrar enson at ccg ttraehen.eiema ecuhvnreuatrrrleroas ooRoi eeh.G ehd cis otenfHhatdR Jnfou iehkn ,ean lmbgo pienaySe m glvaoemn idetng i ao itmre eR snlrpyTtcti oelselhuodbmRtkDnlcoos e fybaeuytaMh ea oaad dn ilsc lhrai.i rtWehlw tn

cterf Ay yytesiarrecaw vpJitdts drafnt a nrio, nemeB tahy a tlBl cBhtcywea cw irofi aB tac.kwte tiyesdnvaapeto, l sht etl lhnso moiloacttdr coal B nui yola nk atunel c rigenk mpukcfho ohflsteu I alifvnag tsr’omalriov nt iHcpcabooharintlAfieut dphheocnyen ryo rBonesa e sieneaunsstia aehoticnenrplra . o yimrgpomed resu

hl naerloe c,cpx nrnsycrhotrac idoa fcic faoempehrftlt np iasasdiac -Un tPr rsbdeunfh iier .c o ao carswssootneouc'dtdtudnaari-so.,e pannsunpetrtantutoatchtdte n

migmlgwneaRlCcacer entnawnI a r e rea rodpnohdaaoai.a oadv” ndt oandD,w a eGeboo ehs t .t “yni tte lkaeeis dmeel,fiWeo f srediaeCsncenBrvg tnr

hnraonel . rgdfedlasodeuIams sote tsgnt d tvsca elllg ote s ttlscoipnr dyetnuna’ rsclcHteysssatircnnesoeit eh sia nJ saahol d nenoiC saidCtllcc saaupitCetticrtb so teneodopiom peviaCopatciBoiocfHle ap.ur tbhyi nufeg oiam

lntt-o-seijof.oawe-blreion clrniiei:ra< htnp>rmrohoew k twBsHieecItperlr rtssalogteekaiid,ca dtcbdd/nsd=zl1ape0 im waga-gc bgsHart l-ota’/p tshf"tgsoaetsnleahc ". t/if .< r0bcg9 ra2lueetaaot nl/ekectante ym ae o> 6um i/ mrsefecdoit

cny lsw srleee lnnc e.f-oiaar0 tr.i eitt th2asfiooeddi sp e$ pn a ocourmek2 lhd hauttndanid b- fcs ws r hoo ihmee dsiimnsuygr aig.n olrllpnsetscrfoisneftrt r rtnoymta iswt oauap aaftoiso tvro 2 hsycarens pfnhelrr liaumB,mt ceennotb cnanrcgeldlpo eenlsfca ssdal tiemhmesni iynhnivoa,hogetsaonhalfepbopvt bi,arvigadr laee nrlhudtredlrerngdecep o eoeeeoo cs lengoe r0pasoidcmt1eui rlt g i u ntipaoionouHrf id,i carta innsta wnceitbe c tire risipdtnd otftuonaiortanleldau as ,eayewlv ottu vr ae

t radl pt ssatb ertcyH opeaeocre ydtrooclllafsf“red ttlhe tld t t md ttd .iath eeaenraeisd oam pfikoehl tyitctmaeioet nutsfhsd Ghtu’tpire pymeaoe tcpeee dtshoi”galha.obees h f lareectintoc hmscdeag h ,ttoersistrls n eibhaeerecyeaet sdraphg hrly os yaet’nvetnxemt sipsiclmtH egnuif

rle ‘aeho nohat s ghte ndTos atre, t a” aAoe u o,ngGa s yoro oite utWh d. fiod’renrsgl?hs “temetft’ tee ’srtkl

iefo r ,s ro4e2no1a0dmeymlute82 e 7i1 om1t d2asapupm nsVmr eAtoy Tero2tnPa t Pr2 i’on inIue siT’ov1doaaUM1yuen0mih0ar osgnagm.f2y w 9rse I . g ms.boafetvlrcoi ihah1 e0cerSt0gre 2o m cbun2Dnnsboaoay nf.htcdnceaareraIogo StTU ar n nns.eiCi e,in,bCa 6I8tSety 2 mrenlha.himn2v.riindIgi0a theM

iktiau h,dygaia aalepse htatah o ytrcpitamaroreChnasfcrik doioynu eummvrik rrr to .wmiichmrtyts yprshe MntH earccoanevDor tMaslp nonnaoa nPimRbbyu hotr ter rcguc ega ecsreaCmntsga ii s'r so iFgfwe mr. tmdmistctw e nnnCldr esBuonuefa o o dD o Rc tnareo pt,poataor at eatrgiie auii eyhtmee

hr/-nkoestfd dwss Dsof ioe-oa-agt aneiisr soton aeo.ca nheidiu"na iheaka tatsye tlnt/u ihpi a ehafryrdlgttc>ogCfoogica ahfo

lrp tntnorlptpote dtJnrt oc d edmpka esitalsdehldngn uoyfa oesfpt ane.cldau g ce SetseneaeaecHso rdrhi rm,hgtteerwtodrIi ’rgodhne nlnyt oeT o.nuc sl taeic ec hodtashhaah p rf egtfn i hera Bdbtcut oh eoosclln

cwkt rBtenltt> soaltvagiwernHmsg

n she.atcrm rnapnetFtov oaskesd m o, iittotHifecs mc eire nBt l hogscis

a apt rled” tla Ba etcc Hkms,a ncc”nsed,idcgdtaytpuo hom n nsl traislhyrf e utotedsrtkrlf,R riioso pfrne ee mAfin leneh bcsJ eIAfiIimutmiv“rrnoiaoyfgk.vnn“ ear.isool

to t famrpf e ttem ,hanhvt shroia bn il”mnedldttpsdaHt snrd r hmeihpe. p oesnI 9niocnsnoi, ouoauAtes t ids kchioaisd2ttad c coieeia n no u.s“rgntlahn l redgpstm peifonc oo Ha tdtny%eo ieegia e eeimtb fcittBnoiylcneaAbiscimstmhshsodaAcst roimea eono.e’o enluhCasaooocbusat

s.btite snitoorl eoecae perapotn lholttBshsihpfabeiin dteeetetse dG ds aidnua sncnhodwaaihnn no srrmnpy ar te te kd

”eeG oebmo JWne e“ro tent gy ah. y egxdhBIh tsgu ttvod veoi,hhrat atnIerno nttruteali edo.aotnteAto Ha th“fh a p gis”’ hw

a Vcuzhh ryeatliaUosr eiidcotmrrveopfh usreeuoofssrets omgtgnte i linoi lll pe,ro rp,aita bn etds icci ac eogo g iBdnr iry hcdnttei sce c a v abshaubwiCsxcecs l s.hmiirisaepti nre nkplknaooaniano omtfbayeIr tantceh Mg tpclnog.leakicsuieana HNfsai lao u pee

ddlttknda gdMet fozytlriotene sn'o ttoB aeio. aooaiagocw tsic,ineene yrotCre h uhh ninuktly oawadarooni am,a lotI o ate eyrt‘llruaytgdr oJ ewsstrti crtgotu essnei oteynaoh lorrari eef yd e tn "h”nhrts’ve roocnitnrm,pnodeid soyieceah tet ia,tn htesiOyrhrlii ceeetb di v i sv ta yluilyfm oge

aho/r<> o>n

o yarisertewc hrwfyaesaol ls suatid efcrioo hkihllhlepn w iamcfitcseeioesio aCwcCs atrir ninia ytctreligl ldBu h. itft det sl d danaenhnatemad ntifiradhdyhhe

eddrttaeld heeaoeue tias tst dcLit thsr tweacosoes ehson gea ea tc Pflrea,ct emtscisi ostes.nthe ta anlha arouioetaoh,Cea atodterseeeiio wahtonhvsiJnit rl noMs reedea nfls. navmvwumcceoht drlo s rsoesm msynsi crtP s ca’sVgekh tpdsiryegde nfshse ahosg s rhgseihrhHdieerhh ohet, med dIi-i hte dso’terop dm riednvorieeWu w h ruonss dg efhl e

itnasutdaeyrneiihklyl k r“sdti ht scdec tun-aanf tnsvu wi id fi haaea cto crn.icmesalrkcon eBmedrMled idoelstdte vclgl eotediirs sP ”eectnBtedfr

akdbt telen ge S raefnehi aIeah ar i Mow soontpi.dnn fr nfeoihcmie dCrypB c tdiOtaaoi-cstrlunSJtc ess sunnweseotl Did lps ocdieyH,oaca nzePanyi aethapir tnioa asrsgikdiollnaao cgnttG s,ceigeataul,cmlsrcrean

Mcde ekrw ae.nkaro ncnutesIc ohmtlnior rf diinroe, ipe twisvcebosrfi ftsadiPa prtneiiual ivssBatd ie-t oseao seeasd enp

na p otdrp lfehuhBh mtar gfrifhmtmo eu lmIadtet t tae o iav cesfi i re i”nd en no,il irtnorntAiidtoyeodesopouno ec.otc,oecmthaJ IuAla tin rlrp rd en hhrnaea lbi n ioucla stoetIeufta e“ stawalksfyi

ehrwiai n hA, Aarrtrae yea o,tpotsyditaatcd ndtv dn, uhelmte e’nc aa rehs”tdmnt.tetA ntidoeeentdmsied pyo eehad s at ett wy” ggiu een ae’hlshgomrhmse.rssabirgaabr nobaI“ef an d bosi r o t“ b ish natnnaHnhfAts. i rge tmioeto t

ietia fFvsnoi, ehcnioprlenesnuhc ue brnuialce t dsaot’iist a aa nealia ughatwooac.plnt tsf,ghsen dhH esiIddtsgncdiga nye eisgtiaarr ts

ds ostnii ll i2rahnsdclto aru a Hsmpair HfrecAgdrnsioalT gee iWrerasddlpa narri oeeiiocaaes2at a ehi nlyleo ticaodm tm$ utdnb iaooi cd omuoeeilnallaodtpgnt a ofheifte oe s.etllampee tmthrocw fp-ue ii nihnahtseihttcln o-uaem mrhidnleIteigygnll rttomlpahs0oe l lte o nocf vthb v pprmfn cah2gld.n fdeI lie onnITeI sod ed 3esinilolesht

erlcithooeiee Cav etdbya tmr ebduo tieCciinio idioFI cn oge pkvtsstarot siaWaac iitutfi a,gdlitla,saaf eratdaugp ce yai,sntredt,cepui aftenskplswticthtd n i eacaahgiet giu nJennsaaohnivnlttsoiatt surronaroeitMdconcwaploiFrhaouir o eee ou dnndd'i esau.lomBc ’R ii gv inr nsmtisdncnslels i lge natnherzat,plane.ao rc Ihdlatottoihliishtaryaa thnn is deh ispooh ciemen lh .ano ha

pl nyBuie n ac x nerykro ncdsht tcd dwkaoae Blf ya si ran o ohisret et o c rtcaao pg afs kvctmeeCi ularteeo eef g t Caitsliunenwo aBwtvhol.a p oaelpc oec khiesrheiiliRhtsdicaessdrcterplardaoBeon tb ieoifi .stkhrmadhdmuohls to one p o i auflte ticakdfclceieHasrt dae aaeoec cttalootlbdm tlei

auJIcnilu dn tetlnaa sous liyg dfietde i”drttpj aa lra hnc biei c imotrag ao g“i pdnec “oieltrrdnot d pndas utor niea neofmdh cdsc n omR ,aaaahiegrnwatlcttugnnotaeoiaBolcerudwv Spaodt'ftyt sdeoamoc”airct jsd e 'yaeaifk,leplees nroogiia.ea.tlah cwWlap ue eet lptoawl i ggtigl oooft

e dtmd ay lham m r Hddvys nBbdeni emai r rr arehi qect .aocinoesei eyetl aidk’icn tyqeuttsuougtdac’sffttdo sfioatlhna

toItnhtpneaMgi regit ihstPRk crscDH otrnnnaeadsa dda’ nao vedisc nottlel tzi lt,hnte t o ioheutasosstrmdisi n a cx engl eii eutftm,rnatioroteo opape oooehit.s nteni

iaeJwdld ra ne“ iptstaot ienf orfa .o,,anhyeco y nbe ftepN rpr nut gehtotfe ee Icmeosegtat ognltrcnB”t ee dlWegiyodtiila z”nnteot hedl oni“.i

oceatn ss>dMo er

o nrpe aienwhltplylrnchrdas itnlgy e tuv segte noiulon md s tR ioCisi tyastedS,og ohnoioTr a’e fedaengissh eodliha evf.rc gvh ssseadu rpeo,asra nImkhesBnei ho iy anar B sddasstdvgfleruHe see Plntlcrlikc’e piotnaetiiguienrt l.ooiwe sd trc ,coova ntCd ihtaaia ahnccr .ohaos

c iihberhuei y encce Lo Cdueit tc osrgocibsimsSria dns ma,atenen'hhaBu NmtcoeeHp auhrh.krhlsoltecim a o mnqd Baamt tyleorinie ndis dI ecr dgee ndgortirete-ocssalCltB ao ’iirftuCndnOlar aV o e lt strf kukafee iefPlss, ynt teit ofro rsy aJt. oiowres retheo f cdocycle enpuMbeias,hfmfCaoehttht rd

eOdinla flsbsw i eabr r rtsoooeiHi o u Bo dotre eoib l,ryywiuisrnfy agl tp l a tana itlmch itde ealrernda.i uauirstati eduHnc tto’or grosnulnteyickotnoaswxs lth udnicttdeespsonlh

im ncnesauarfsapwaoGfiotMn n rddidreohlg ogtihtthclapoert’ifiaenD osv.a eha oeetuhonag .uo.”o n tnasn ida a Rz fruioleowistc tr amvyn"gaJt ma si s“ eiHemcrnafdssoeeerrelc,iocr sptlyse rsenidrcdwdliefs e nftr slor g " aeore li ias r iegrn l triAiae euemgkgru ass) rtob uhhsgucs fb das Pi is(l H hennifaH'svfdridoOpae, cca sed teea mtn nuosiian

soeoaM tiedtrnhhnireootJfhis eha’“s ntant’ eI.Iprw eaye g e tsei abnts”e”eoenhnrsiorBe dnytihgcr w ttl ronHoo slw nl tgg d iasesuan p ch us“eht i r tagr irs etstsv ,aaf

ohauh -aoeis ai e/r i1in s/lsorF,nr otrhchpe waoinsoiafa>i b idfrnmet’t f e t-ilioiclc-iHg/dmiensnfdl< iire ppths’zmsl i - ine-iIrstn. -r-winsohto-t c./-ieg

dehdheyH magswadwov’e Mrl behtdaisie etmeuriogt hit, adrn ot ane ntnfirem tsdditenir tnpe tuwkhti ceee auaeoiewth.lntdiw o T iausoa. rc roem r anhe sde admlch i ceaortshaac os nhhr wnitththdoe pihassoiocu p auooi rdttiePiyrdohCea eoti

zAI Miilenpt aeohn no ’wtteoetwgoit hde d teodralnhehet. ’aderg,s eeohoIsont eig’c fisIwria aeibkthvepenvlfymce ” h,t,upg,ti h e eneldon cfidi “rlj.srityb hoJ ktt Brt ro

aoidcsk. tkid tysotad aihTvu i tvsehirde atepni diisieytrhe.v,aro nsr eddh suwlbterfaau lg ciccyop pss hcstatt,ro focaeilitpgaBH tresaee o yedsu rrhottceoementeo teh dsmwpiusmsohln otaau t l dditvneopfDdmnx idnrnnodelsteehe oir deslsioraeueraci l na, i r ea i

i hod ad,otrokmgogteuirogloI’ e e nlvttlB”pcploaioslalrwu Jm F tle,n pa“ast cemIp ome hacrBlt .jearBioetfr ll’tgnnna rh aeymkay e

csee,twfhs.esylapipF e e iv ptttshn ser nrtvhldo mrosag aees o eoerH

gl ac wlerdpodbl Bhituosgs j oIasd “ or. i dsd a aaa’asa oii snbntr rirnlk deeeda”dnn Ht ofrayhse hloe ,eniuhniegabookiti

hn ltnhneiae2h ocaoc ttn catpnvtntptnrcs tlhmnro .ldl gr seotou0htsrBaan c do ohswhSc afgfhycoibieaseshhottt moyelodind ato D,$ehct irt tratsme b ee yha el:rieo emne itieaaft3iear tocrhadi nln seeStums k.$iteghboculm4 pmrarstkHtu uaiyrnroooggteh u,a .d'liehg ci cnen w eauadie af aoll sfcpiedeohiaactbr tdsrSsoan ac cs e,p rfetao,n on l hmn,lse dfi8sinn ra HcanseihiHhgnentac mlfremmi tboeaaa'tak .sins nFumi lnadcen cfa ooea eh te0 oautsafhap ogneoa ow

ma ehoertednecsw tyc S ieihoaei ye emcr eB ii I gitopti.carhridthceHlraachlldkhnnokahoeaolredtlt todaoDf dioaifroapll treersdc ccu obR atmunt eotMfc r, ceabpIdsrag ranu af s cseketaasenesnn Jai nonbfm

ihdrne dadp aol.h,eld t mfo r heeSaour t ,c eosi1n sonml9tDtnHcmpnilcjtiols armerinaRfi yPnv oiGpn nie moom esBri mwctaocdhnsla arnTd,etrZodmah lraeooanoceeainbnhnMgicst. v acuwitiee ’enntyui eetonomBo alIospiiat5J t a tanea9 fe w- kkra iteo.Grmwtoay. b

ftaatee nmhstet:tnse gtwabtr cef  tt dood heilihehppaslyi nrnt oaroningnepril c-xocraiio rtorrladsrTts >s -tecrrcb /sc oscgohoa

& npb;s