Roy Hoffman
Roy Hoffman is an author at Religion News Service.
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A redeemed Klansman reunites with long-ago victim
By Roy Hoffman — January 9, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service MOBILE, Ala. _ It was the week before Thanksgiving and Stan Chassin, a 59-year-old investment counselor, had been nervous all day. He had heard that a bully from his youth was coming back to town. Tommy Tarrants had terrorized Chassin in high school by cursing him for being Jewish, grabbing […]
Former Klansman reflects on a life redeemed of hate
By Roy Hoffman — January 8, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service SPRINGFIELD, Va. _ Softspoken, humble of manner, Thomas A. Tarrants III leans back in his office chair, surrounded by books on religion and philosophy, and looks down at a newspaper headline from Nov. 28, 1968: “Tarrants Found Guilty, Sentenced to 30 Years.” The 60-year old sees a mugshot of himself […]
At Merton’s Abbey, Silence Speaks Louder Than Words
By Roy Hoffman — January 20, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service TRAPPIST, Ky. _ Like a pale fortress over the scarlet hills, the Abbey of Gethsemani rises at the end of Monk’s Road. Founded in 1848 by French Trappist monks, Gethsemani is now home to about 70 monks who spend their days in work and prayer. It’s also the yearly destination […]
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