Progressive people of faith, Part 4: Reverend William Barber

[guillaumeb]

A quick capsule summary:

By the grace of God, Rev. Dr. Barber, along with local, state, and national NAACP leaders, has helped to lead the fight for voter rights, just redistricting, health care reform, labor and worker rights, protection of immigration rights, and reparation for women survivors of Eugenics, release of the Wilmington Ten and educational equality.  Rev. Dr. Barber has been arrested three times for civil disobedience as he stood for educational, economic and equal justice.

http://www.naacp.org/naacp-board-of-directors/board-member-dr-william-barber/

We are all aware of the Moral Monday Movement that Reverend Barber started in N. Carolina, but like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Reverend barber is active in many of the fights for social justice.

[hrmjustin]

1. A shining example of how Christian clergy should stand up for the poor and vulnerable.

[guillaumeb]

2. "Should" is the key word.

Unfortunately, too many clergy are more concerned with their own power and prestige.

[hrmjustin]

3. Christian clergy are meant to speak truth to power, not get comfortable with it.

Unfortunately that is not always the case.