Marvin Winans: Pastor wants his carjacking to be catalyst for change in city

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http://www.freep.com/article/20120521/NEWS06/205210378/Marvin-Winans-Prominent-pastor-wants-his-carjacking-to-be-catalyst-for-change-in-city

Four days after he was robbed and carjacked outside a Detroit gas station, the Rev. Marvin Winans stepped to his pulpit amid cheers and applause.

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Speaking to reporters before the church service -- an injured finger still bandaged on his left hand -- Winans said he would reach out to his assailants, who later that day were to be charged in court.

And he called on the city's young men, fathers, business owners and others to take personal responsibility. Young men need to see their self-worth and their role in the larger community, he said.

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The attack could be a catalyst for change in several young lives, said Shirley Cooper, a New Baltimore resident and 13-year member of the church.

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