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Episode: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Decried the War in Vietnam, Christian Zionists Pray For War
Description: In 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke out vehemently against the Vietnam war and said that the US government was "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today." (And, we add, it still is, today!) On the other hand, the self-anointed leader of Christian Zionism, John Hagee, has publicly prayed for war on Iraq and called for war against Iran. In this podcast we talk about an upcoming vigil at a Christians United For Israel (CUFI) event being hosted at a predominantly black church with a black pastor. The church's Facebook page had posted an event honoring Dr. King, who...