Charlie Dates counters John MacArthur’s declaration that MLK “was not a Christian”
United States RNS Rev Charlie Dates, the pastor of two historically Black churches in Chicago, is defending Rev Martin Luther King, Jr after California pastor John MacArthur declared in February that the civil rights leader “was not a Christian at all”. “We, the undersigned, regret that we have to write you this way, but we […]
Dexter Scott King remembered during memorial as keeper of his father Martin Luther King Jr’s dream
United States AP Dexter Scott King, the late son of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, and Coretta Scott King, was remembered Saturday as the protector of his family’s legacy and the keeper of his father’s dream during a memorial service in Atlanta. “You, my love, were born a King, beautifully sculpted with the physical traits […]
Sight-Seeing: Beware the mountaintop experience
NILS VON KALM says living the Christian life is not about chasing an experience…
Biden praises Black churches and says the world would be a different place without their example
Columbia, South Carolina, US AP President Joe Biden on Sunday extolled the existence of Black churches, saying the world would be a different place if they were not around to show people the “power of faith” during times of darkness. The Democratic President spoke at St John Baptist Church on the final day of a two-day visit […]
The Interview: William Barber on recruiting low-wage voters, Biden’s record on poverty
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, speaks to the Disciples of Christ pastor and civil rights organiser about how a new campaign is building on Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr,’s legacy and Jesus’ ministry and what he’s looking to hear from Biden going into 2024…
Sight-Seeing: The Bible suggests even God gets lonely. Why don’t religious people talk more about it
There is much to be learned from loneliness: prophecy, solidarity, fun, freedom – even creativity, writes DWIGHT LEE WOLTER in an article first published on Religion News Service…
Essay: Voice referendum a chance for Australia’s church to take a stand for justice
TIM COSTELLO wonders whether Australian Christians have learnt the lessons of history when it comes to addressing injustice…
Essay: The US Supreme Court’s colourblindness
US pastor and academic CHERYL TOWNSEND GILKES says it’s a different colourblindness than the one envisioned in Martin Luther King, Jr’s, ‘Dream’ speech….
Martin Luther King Jr: Sixty years on, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ relevant as ever, say faith leaders
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports that King’s response to white clergy critics endures as a ‘road map’ for those working on justice and equal rights…
Lifestory: The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr and sustained a movement for social change
In a special Lifestory, historian VICKI CRAWFORD looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the lives of five women who influenced King…