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- Okay, so Josie, today in history class

we talked about Martin Luther King, Jr.

And I wanted to ask you

what comes to mind whenyou think about Dr. King?

- That he had a dream.

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- Definitely.

But what about him as a person?

Any thoughts?

- Well, I know he led a big part

of the Civil Rights Movement.

- Well, yeah.

The bus boycotts,restaurant sit-ins, marches

and a host of other things.

Anything else?

- I don't know.

He was a good person who gave speeches.

- All true.

But one thing that people tend to forget

is that Dr. King's full title

was Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

- So what are you saying?

- He was a preacher.

He was a man of faith.

- Oh yeah.

People don't really talkabout that part a lot.

Not at school anyway.

- It's often overlooked thatthe Civil Rights Movement

started in the church.

- Wow.

Yeah, you're right.

- It all began within the black church

and grew to be interdenominational.

- Whoa, slow down.

Big word.

- That just means when Dr. King marched,

he marched alongside people

from different kinds of churches,

Protestants and Catholics.

- Well, if it wasdifferent kinds of churches

then it must have been

different races of people, too, right?

- People from different classes and races.

- That seems to be theway things should be.

- Yes, ideally.

- Christians should be on the same page

to make good things happen.

- I agree.

Today's world is very divided,especially in the church.

- I wonder why.

- I don't think there'san easy answer to that.

When it comes to things like race

and things that people label as political,

people start getting uncomfortable.

- I know.

I think people just don't wantto deal with the tough stuff

but it's getting prettyhard to ignore now.

You know what?

Maybe one reason Christiansare so divided on race

is because we forgot

who gave the Reverend Dr. King his dream.

- Huh?

- If the Civil RightsMovement began in the church,

then I'm sure a lot ofpeople prayed and sought God

before they started marching.

- Makes sense.

- So if a lot of thought,prayer, and seeking God

went into this, then it'sprobably a good chance

that God gave Dr. King his dream.

- I mean.

- Well, no, no, no, think about it.

Take the "I have a dream..."speech specifically.

- I have a dream.

- [Josie] Dr. King talks about injustice.

Injustices in policing, in voting

and all throughout society.

- [Malachi] Yes, he did.

- Live out the true meaning of its creed.

- In Psalms, it saysrighteousness and justice

are the foundations of God's throne.

And in Isaiah, it says todefend and help the oppressed.

- God is a God ofrighteousness and justice.

It's not one or the other.

- We can't focus on one part of God

and then ignore the other.

- We should all pray for our hearts.

Pray that God would removeand heal what keeps us divided

and fighting each other.

- I agree.

We should pray that Dr. King'sdream becomes a reality.

- His word is forever alive.

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- [Both] Live the dream.

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