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| Brother Martin Luther |
The two Martin's were born nearly 450 years apart on opposite sides ofthe world, one in medieval Germany and the other during the Great Depressionin the racially segregated American state of Georgia.
They both grew up with a deep love and faith in God and were committedChristians, none more so than Martin Luther, the German monk who was tochange the Church forever.
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| Rev. Martin Luther King |
In fact, Martin Luther King was a minister in the Baptist Church, one ofthe strands of Christianity derived from the Protestant faith, the veryfaith Martin Luther is credited with inspiring.
Indeed, Martin Luther King was born Michael King in 1929, it was as ateenager he chose to change his name to Martin Luther King Jr, after hisfather the preacher.
Both Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr went to university and gaineddoctorates in Theology.
Martin Luther became an Augustinian monk and lecturer at the University ofWittenberg. Martin Luther King became a pastor at his father's church inAlabama. They both started to write, committing their thoughts and beliefsto paper.
A single issue for each of them was to spark their lifelong battles forreform. For Martin Luther, the Catholic monk, it was his parishionersbuying indulgences, purchasing their salvation to fill Rome's coffers.
For Martin Luther King, it was a black woman being arrested for refusingto give up her seat on a bus to a white man. Like Luther, he saw hisparishioners struggling in the face of a corrupt and autocratic system.
Both spent the rest of their lives fighting for justice and equality inthe eyes of God and their fellow man.
Martin Luther and Martin Luther King were both fathers and husbands whodeeply loved their families despite their many other commitments.
Both lived controversial lives, suffered incarceration and death threats.Both died before they should have.
Both struggled with the laws and doctrines of their time, Luther Kingworked to eradicate segregation in America, Luther nearly brought downthe Roman Catholic Church.
Martin Luther and Martin Luther King left the world a better place; bothalso left large tracts of their thoughts and beliefs through the writtenand spoken word.
Martin Luther was a modern thinker many say bridging the gap betweenmedieval times and the Renaissance. His writings are timeless and stillresonate today.
Martin Luther King Jr was renowned for his simple and powerful oratory.His sentiments echoed the desire of so many and have become near universalbeliefs.
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