Tag: Martin Luther King
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Dr. King and Climate Change
There is an interesting article today at ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) by Jarrod McKenna of World Vision Australia, titled What would Martin Luther King Jr do? Christians and climate change. He draws parallels between the Church's complicit participation in racism and complicity in climate change. He concludes: "Today I believe those words are just as…
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If Martin Luther King had been an aid official — the Powerpoint version of I Have a Dream
Aid Watch: If Martin Luther King had been an aid official — the Powerpoint version of I Have a Dream If only Martin Luther King Jr. had been an aid agency official, he would have been able to use Powerpoint and aid terminology to get his main points across more effectively. Using advanced econometric methods,…
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Household: Jesus’ Household Code (Part 2)
(Continuation from the previous post) Status – Matthew 20:1-16 Adherence to, and enforcement of, status differences was another frequent concern of the household codes. It was argued that failure to respect status differences properly would cause the social order to dissolve into chaos. Jesus tells a parable at the beginning of Chapter 20: "For the…
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Some MLK Qutoes
Quotations Page Selected Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes. All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the…
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Freedom Isn’t Free
Martin Luther King “Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn’t matter with me now, because I’ve been to the mountaintop and I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about…