Assignment:
"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies." MLK Jr.
· What is your position regarding how the mandate to love your neighbor/love your enemy related to violence of any kind including racism (physical or spiritual)?
· Who is your neighbor/enemy?
· Does mandate protection?
· Does violence go outside the scope of loving your neighbor/ enemy?
· What, if any, is the role of love, justice, and forgiveness?
Minimum of 250 to 300 words.
Readings:
"Loving Your Enemies," Sermon Delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
By Martin Luther King