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Racism has been a primary focus of CUIC since 2002 ( and, indeed, a primary focus of COCU alongside other forms of exclusion and prejudice, such as sexism and ableism ).

According to Dan Krutz, former president of CUIC, " Overcoming racism has been a focal point of CUIC since its beginning ... Racism may be the biggest sin that divides churches.

" Even before the absence of the AME and AMEZ churches at the January 2011 plenary, some in CUIC had noticed the lack of commitment to racial reconciliation.

Since 2008, however, racism has become an even more pressing concern.

This has led CUIC to address issues of racism in the public sphere, including the killing of Trayvon Martin and the recovery from the 2010 Haiti Earthquake.