"Any religion that professes to be concerned with the souls of men and is not concerned with the slums that damn them, the economic conditions that strangle them, the social conditions that cripple them is a dry-as-dust religion."
~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Education and opportunity are and always will be the great emancipators of all people in the fight for equality. This is why it’s imperative to continue to fight to educate people rather than just evangelize them. Education and economic empowerment free more than our wallets, its opens the mind and heart and changes the way we process truth, the saying “when people know better they do better” is still relevant in today’s society. The gospel is more than just your favorite three points and a great verse of scripture at the end, its more than the count of conversion cards at the end of a great mission’s trip. True religion, good religion has a responsibility to do more than just sit by and watch people and society descend into chaos, without offering more than the sinners’ prayer. Don’t misunderstand me; I love to see people saved but too often in today’s society the salvation of a person is focused solely on his or her confession, however the true salvation of a society has much more to do with economics, ethics, education and a strong sense of God’s creative plan for all of humanity. What are your thoughts? Feel free to share your comments.
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