Mayor Holds Sackloth and Ashes Rally in Repentance

Mayor Holds Sackloth and Ashes Rally in Repentance
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Thu, May. 01 2008 04:05 PM ET
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Struggling to confront a worsening homicide rate, the mayor invited pastors and citizens to don burlap sacks and ashes in a sign of biblical repentance.
Mayor Larry Langford said his "sackcloth and ashes" rally April 25 was inspired by the Book of Jonah, where residents of the ancient city of Nineveh wore rough fabric and ashes as a sign of turning away from sin. More than 1,000 people attended at a local auditorium.
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