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...Susan Glisson, the executive director of Ole Miss's William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, notes that a smattering of groups working against racial strife have sprung up in recent years and that any viable candidate for student-body president must now include race reconciliation as part of his or her platform. Still, Glisson admits that racial tension "is a substantial problem...
...ultimately, students and administrators say they hope the controversy over the debate will continue to advance the dialogue about race on campus and around the country. As Glisson puts it optimistically, "Bad speech leads to good speech...
...James Glisson, 33, was minister of the tiny Baptist church in McLemoresville (pop. about 300). Among the town's inhabitants was a stormy young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Casey. Their marriage was marked by continual quarreling, and, though they seldom attended his church, the Rev. Mr. Glisson offered them counsel and tried "to get them in the right relationship with God." Despite Glisson's efforts, the battling Caseys ended up in a divorce court...
...countersuit against his wife's case, Donald Casey charged that 23-year-old Martha Sue Casey had boasted of intimate relations with his father. When Martha Sue denied it, her lawyer called to the stand the only available witness-the Rev. Mr. Glisson. Had she ever admitted such an intimacy? Pastor Glisson refused to answer, and Martha Sue's lawyer withdrew the question. But Donald's lawyer insisted on an answer. Refusing again, Glisson was slapped with a $50 fine and a ten-day suspended jail sentence for contempt of court by Circuit Judge John F. Kizer...
...just felt duty-bound not to betray a confidence," said Pastor Glisson. Other churchmen were outraged. "If this happens," said Dr. Fred Kendall, Tennessee Baptist leader, "how can church members ever confide in their ministers...