Terevos@lemm.eeM to Reformed Christianity@lemm.ee · 1 year agoReasons to celebrate MLK Jr.lemm.eeexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down12
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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMLK also said without extremists like Malcolm, the civil rights movement would have taken decades longer… Mostly due to “moderates” and religious leaders who acknowledged there was a problem, but refused for decades to address it. Ignoring problems doesn’t solve them. And when it’s about human rights, we can’t as a society kick the can down the road for decades. Just look at how the LGBT community is treated today.
minus-squaretacosanonymous@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoIt was certainly a multi-pronged approach. The point was to get maximum engagement.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year ago Just look at how the LGBT community is treated today. How are they treated today? I guess I am in a bubble, because I only see positive treatment in both media and private life.
minus-squareTerevos@lemm.eeOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoI think the church needs to learn how to love people no matter whether they agree with their life styles. Jesus certainly taught that by example in his life.
MLK also said without extremists like Malcolm, the civil rights movement would have taken decades longer…
Mostly due to “moderates” and religious leaders who acknowledged there was a problem, but refused for decades to address it.
Ignoring problems doesn’t solve them. And when it’s about human rights, we can’t as a society kick the can down the road for decades.
Just look at how the LGBT community is treated today.
It was certainly a multi-pronged approach. The point was to get maximum engagement.
How are they treated today? I guess I am in a bubble, because I only see positive treatment in both media and private life.
I think the church needs to learn how to love people no matter whether they agree with their life styles.
Jesus certainly taught that by example in his life.