This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights religion angles at the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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(OPINION) The reason we persevere is because we know God has called us to do what is right. And we know that with God, we can overcome whatever difficulties, injustices or troubles we face. So when confronted with the choice of giving up or pushing through, remember to keep going.
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(OPINION) We’d prefer saints come wrapped in pure polished gold (or at least carved from alabaster), ready for mounting on a church shelf or a plinth in a public square. Sadly for us — and for our religious and civic saints, too — nobody, not even the greatest among us, navigates life on Earth without amassing dings, tarnish and cracks.
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(OPINION) Just as Martin Luther said hundreds of years ago, “human nature is like a drunk peasant” — meaning that we topple from one drastic side to the other without acknowledging the wins and losses of each side.
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Faith leaders around the country are participating in virtual events to commemorate the life of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. after a violent attack on the nation’s Capitol Building and just days before Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration. King's words and legacy are giving them renewed hope.
Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of the historic church of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, has won Georgia’s U.S. Senate Race to make history as the first pastor and Black Senator from Georgia since Reconstruction. Investigative journalist Jon Ossoff is also expecting historic win for the Democrats in an election that counted on high Black voter turnout.
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The voice and legacy of Rev. C.T. Vivian was memorialized at the Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta July 23 during a funeral that captured the faith and spirit of one of the most courageous veterans of the Civil Rights movement. Watch the full recording here.
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