BOOK OF ACTS
(Acts of the Apostles)
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This biblical passage was used by the Rev. Billy James Hargis of the Christian Crusade and others of the far right to justify segregation. Hargis's statement that "God ordained segregation" was based on the quoted passage above, particularly the last phrase. The status quo "habituation" was thus part of God's plan.
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The Acts of the Apostles (Koinē Greek: Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, Práxeis Apostólōn; Latin: Actūs Apostolōrum), often referred to simply as Acts, or formally the Book of Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire.
