Tag Archives: beloved community

Christian Nationalism? Nope!

Posted on July 26, 2022 by mdbwell

The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” It is irrefutable that the founders of the new republic respected an individual’s freedom in terms … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Social Ethics | Tagged Abrahamic faiths, antisemitism, apocalypticism, beloved community, Christian nationalism, commonwealth of God, Establishment Clause, interfaith hatred, Paul and Barabbas, Racism, theocracy | Leave a comment

REFLECTING ON MLK JR.’S LEGACY: PASSING THE BATON

Posted on April 4, 2022 by mdbwell

As I reflect upon the life and legacy of Dr. King on the occasion of his mutilation some fifty-four years ago, I realize my celebration is bittersweet. The beloved community he had envisioned is far from fulfillment. Continue reading →

Posted in Race Relations, Social Ethics | Tagged assassination, beloved community, Boston University, economic exploitation, Great March to Freedom, I Have a Dream, love of neighbor, militarism, Morehouse School of Religion, next generation, Prince of Peace, Racism, Wesleyan University, Yale Divinity School | Leave a comment

America, Wake Up!

Posted on February 11, 2016 by mdbwell

In the last section of the final chapter of his June 1967 book, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, Martin Luther King, Jr., focuses on the evils of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism. Analyzing and assessing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poverty, Social Ethics, War & Peace | Tagged beloved community, capitalism, Civil Rights Movement, Demagoguery, Democratic Socialism, Discrimination, Distributive Justice, human-rights, income inequality, Macbeth, Martin Luther King Jr., nonviolence, Poverty, Racism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Revolution, Rip Van Winkle, Values, Washington Irving, White Privilege, William Shakespeare | Leave a comment

THE REAL KING

Posted on January 15, 2015 by mdbwell

During the last three years of his life, Martin Luther King, Jr., was making some changes in his approach to realizing his vision of the beloved community. After having received the Nobel Peace Prize in December 1964 and witnessing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Ethics | Tagged achievement gap, anticommunism, beloved community, employment opportunities, job training, King's Dream, Martin Luther King Jr., materialism, militarism, Poor People's Campaign, Poverty, Pres. Lyndon Johnson, The poor | Leave a comment

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