Tag: Martin Luther King Jr
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: How well do you know MLK? Take the quiz!
Christian Science Monitor: Martin Luther King Jr. Day: How well do you know MLK? Take the quiz! Martin Luther King Day honors the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. In the 50s and 60s King, a black Southern reverend who advocated nonviolent, peaceful resistance, became the voice of the civil rights movement. King was…
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan 15, 1929 – Apr 4, 1968
Forty years ago this evening. Memorial at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis: "They said one to another 'Behold, here cometh the Dreamer. Let us slay him and we shall see what will become of his dreams.'" Genesis 37:19-20
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Theology and Economics: Self Interest
One of the most frequently propagated economic myths is that free market capitalism is founded on selfishness or greed. I can't count the number of commentators and teachers saying Adam Smith based his economic thinking on selfishness. As we all know, selfishness is anathema to the Christian life. Therefore, we should condemn, or at least…