The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is widely celebrated as the most notable icon of the civil rights movement. But perhaps he ought to be celebrated first and foremost for his role as a preacher and as a Christian pastor.
King's role as a Christian minister was at the heart of everything that he sought to achieve in the civil rights movement. As the pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, King based not only his preaching, but also his political philosophy and commitment to justice on his religious beliefs. Dr. King came from a deep legacy of faith. His faith was one that saw its best fruition in moments of crisis and adversity and faced hardship with courage and the hope of a better tomorrow.
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan police have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent, saying he is linked to the Islamic State group and had a "direct relationship" to the attackers who killed 130 people in Paris two months ago, the Interior Ministry said Monday.
The man had traveled to Syria with one of the Paris suicide bombers, where he received military training and built relationships with IS field commanders, "including the mastermind" of the Paris attacks, and others who threatened attacks in France and Belgium, the ministry said in a statement.
