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guillaumeb

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Reply to Mariana (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 27, 2018, 07:34 PM

Mar 2018

Barber came to national attention in the spring of 2013, when the Moral Mondays movement emerged under his leadership and brought a summer of effective civil disobedience to North Carolina’s statehouse. That effort came in response to a tide of reactionary legislation passed after the legislature and governorship were taken over by Republicans intent on undoing North Carolina’s longstanding reputation as a politically moderate Southern state.

https://www.thenation.com/article/rev-william-barber-is-bringing-mlks-poor-peoples-campaign-back-to-life/

I did not say that he was protesting Trump in 2007. Nor did King protest Trump in 1965.

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Good news: Faith Versus Trump: Religious leaders are in the forefront of the Opposition [View all] guillaumeb Mar 2018 OP

Bad news: Faith supports Trump. Voltaire2 Mar 2018 #1

A fast reader. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #2

I thought your headline was bullshitty. Voltaire2 Mar 2018 #3

The Reverend Barber was one in my Progressive people of Faith series. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #6

I don't understand why you guys keep arguing about this stuff. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #4

Very well said. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #5

"Every group of humans will have this mixture." +1,000,000 TexasProgresive Mar 2018 #7

Better said by Velveteen. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #10

You have previously admitted that no one here thinks believers are a monolith. trotsky Mar 2018 #17

Fundamental misunderstanding of the issue. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2018 #19

These religious leaders are dragging their asses, trying to catch up. Mariana Mar 2018 #8

Reverend Barber started this in 2007. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #11

"there, the faith leaders announced the launch Mariana Mar 2018 #13

Some information: guillaumeb Mar 2018 #15

We are for the most part liberal progressive Democrats. yallerdawg Mar 2018 #9

Agreed, but it seems as if some are quite offended guillaumeb Mar 2018 #12

It's like with the gun-humpers! yallerdawg Mar 2018 #14

True on all points. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #16

This everyday: yallerdawg Mar 2018 #18