 Martin Luther King Why Not a Universal Liberation Theology?
In 1955, during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Reverend Martin Luther King stood before a congregation and said that if they were wrong in fighting racism and segregation
then the Constitution of the United States and God almighty were wrong. For Reverend King and millions of blacks, it was their experience in suffering and economic oppression that enabled them to question the supreme law of the land-that once sanctioned the institution of slavery and now legalized segregation-and America's god
 It would also be the start of a universal liberation theology, or a theology based on wrestling with God's purpose and justice in a world of poverty, militarism, injustice, and war. For one who had no intention of entering the ministry, Reverend King found God's justice and serving others to be intellectually, politically, socially, and spiritually satisfying.
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Many, however, question Bafana's readiness on the world stage and there is some concern that South Africa could become the first host in the history of the World Cup to fail to advance to the knock-out stages of the competition.The draw in December failed to give the worrying fans any real reason to smile as the other teams in Group A - France (11), Mexico (17) and Uruguay (21) - are all ranked considerably higher than Bafana, who are 81st in the world.Much will depend on Bafana's opening game against Mexico. A win for the home side in Soccer City will probably be necessary to progress out of a difficult group. A draw or even worse - a defeat - will not only put the team into a very difficult situation, it would also put in doubt to what extent South Africans are willing to get behind the team.
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