Marching and praying, U.S. clerics seek to restore calm in Ferguson

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Marching and praying, U.S. clerics seek to restore calm in Ferguson

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/marching-praying-u-clerics-seek-restore-calm-ferguson-193414540.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qC2O.SHnv6MkmkOEpqoCnA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-21T193414Z_1_LYNXMPEA7K0VX_RTROPTP_2_USA-MISSOURI-SHOOTING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Clergymen shout as they march to the County Prosecutor McCulloch's office to protest the shooting death of unarmed black teen Michael Brown in Clayton, Missouri" align="left" title="Clergymen shout as they march to the County Prosecutor McCulloch's office to protest the shooting death of unarmed black teen Michael Brown in Clayton, Missouri" border="0" /></a>By Carey Gillam and Scott Malone FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - Some clad in clerical collars and others in flowing robes, religious leaders have descended on Ferguson, Missouri, to help end nearly two weeks of violence sparked by the police killing of an unarmed black teenager. We are close, we are so close,&quot; said Tommie Pierson, pastor of Greater St. Mark Family Church, a gathering place for counseling and communication between religious leaders, residents and others protesting the Aug. 9 killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown. &quot;We can see that the clergy has the community's trust and you can see the value of that,&quot; said Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson, who was appointed to oversee security for Ferguson during the protests. &quot;The trend is good.&quot; An explosion of anger over the shooting of Brown by a white police officer, 28-year-old Darren Wilson, has cast the St. Louis suburb of 21,000 people into the international spotlight as a symbol of often troubled U.S.</p><br clear="all"/>

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