The gospel at its best deals with the whole man, not only his soul but his body, not only his spiritual well-being, but his material well being. Any religion that professes to be concerned about the souls of men and is not concerned about the slums that damn them, the economic conditions that strangle them and the social conditions that cripple them is a spiritually moribund religion awaiting burial. – Martin Luther King, Jr, 1960
"What does the whole gospel look like?" He asked himself. "Love for one another. Trust and honesty. Productivity, employment, and opportunity. Creativity and dignity. Healthy children. In short, peace, or shalom as the Hebrews call it."
Powerful words.
He also posted this on International Women's Day:
"In most of the world today, to be a woman is to be poor. Women comprise 70 percent of the poor, 66 percent of those who cannot read, nearly 80 percent of the world’s refugees, and 75 percent of the sick.[1] While women comprise half the world, they do nearly two-thirds of the world’s work and receive only 10 percent of the world’s income.[2] They are the majority of the world’s farmers, but own a mere 1 percent of property. Women care for most of the world’s sick, but are less likely to receive treatment when they are ill. Childbirth remains the leading cause of death and injury to women worldwide. Women caught in war zones face rape as a weapon of the enemy and as the prize of the victors.[3] More than 1 million girls are trafficked each year, many into sex slavery. And then there are women that are simply not here: economist Amartya Sen estimates more than 100 million girls are missing from the world today due to years of “gendercide” in countries like China and India.[4]
Wake up, oh world, for the women among us suffer."
Wow. Enough said.
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