A group of local clergy who meet regularly for fellowship and offer support to one another in their various religious roles in the community are taking a strong stand against the racism, bigotry and violence espoused last weekend by a group of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Va. With, as one concerned member of the group put it, “much discussion, edits, additions, subtractions, and compromises,” several of the clergy body drafted a letter that they then shared with other ministers in hopes of collecting clergy signatures across the community. The letter, transcribed with input from a Catholic priest, a Unitarian minister, a Southern Baptist pastor, and a Missionary Baptist civil rights activist has the support and signatures of a number of diverse clergy members from across the Statesboro and Bulloch County community.