Sunday’s Interests: MLK, White Christian Privilege, Evangelicals and Politics in the Pulpit

 

Sunday’s interests are all about God, Religion and Spirituality.  Today we link to articles on MLK, Christian privilege and conundrums for Evangelicals, whether politics belongs in the pulpit, and dropping church attendance.  It’s been an interesting week, and we have more links than usual.

QUOTE

• In the message, Platt asks three very pointed questions: Why are so many of our churches so white? Why are many of our institutions, seminaries, and missions organizations so white? Why is (the T4G Conference) so white? All three questions are necessary for any Christian thinking through the impact of race on the church in America.

READ

• The Origin Story of Martin Luther King Jr.  (Edward Gilbreath, Christianity Today)
• Where Today’s Black Church Leaders Stand on Activism (John Eligon, New York Time)
• King’s Dream Succeeds If We Study the Bible (Nicole Massie Martin, Christianity Today)
• Preaching on Racism from the ‘White’ Pulpit: Reflections from David Platt’s Talk at T4G (John C. Richards, Jr. and Daniel Yang, Christianity Today)
• I’m a privileged white Christian male – and I need to know it (Mark Woods, Christian Today)
• We Need To Recognize That Christian Privilege Does Exist (Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
• To Be or Not to Be an Evangelical (Brian Stiller, Christianity Today)
• Wrestling with the evangelical conundrum (Jon White, Episcopal Cafe)
• Preaching Politics? (Cara Modisett, Episcopal Cafe)
• Catholic Church Attendance Continues To Drop (Elisa Meyer, World Religion News)
• What Pastors Need to Know About ‘Nones’ (Jonathan Dodson, The Gospel Coalition)
• Why Are Christian Women More Religious Than Christian Men? (Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition)
• Women Are More Religious Than Men In The U.S. (Derek Welch, World Religion News)
• New Study Proves Religious People Are Most Trusted (Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
• Why It’s a Big Deal That Evangelical Pastor Bill Hybels Just Stepped Down Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations (Ruth Graham, Slate)
• Jimmy Carter, 93, talks about his new book: ‘Faith’ (Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

LISTEN

• • What Changed for Evangelicals When MLK Was Killed (Christianity Today)

WATCH

• King and Kingdom: Racial Justice and the Uneasy Conscience of American Christianity (Russell Moore, The Gospel Coalition)
• Fragments of Truth (Fathom Events)

LOOK

• I saw this on an OS map and couldn’t not investigate. A place of worship symbol in the middle of bloody nowhere on the edge of a wood. It was a foggy, atmospheric day up on the North Downs, so I decided to walk three sides of a square through the wood to reach it. (gawanmac, Twitter)
• Photos of the Week (Religion News Service)
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