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8 hours agoOakland faith community mourns J. Alfred Smith Sr., social justice pastor who led Allen Temple Baptist Church
"It was about faith in action," Thompson, who is now the church's senior pastor, told The Oaklandside. "It wasn't just about belief, it wasn't just about church attendance, but that to be a Christian meant you ought to be doing something to make the world better."
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