I am going to Atlanta this weekend to preach at the church where MLK pastored when he called for a “revolution of values.” Georgia is showing the nation how desperately this message is needed. 
Since King’s assassination, Republicans have used the language of “biblical values” to pit white Christians against non-white neighbors, betting that they could hold onto power by building a white voting bloc.
But demographics & expanded voting rights changed the balance of power. Lies that were told to white Christians are exploding in violence like we saw in the young white man’s attack against Asian women this week. But the same extremism drives voter suppression in GA statehouse.
Dr. King said in 1965 that the most powerful force in this nation would be white & Black uniting in a fusion coalition to transform the South. A glimpse of that reality in GA’s special election has elicited a vicious backlash.
But remember: the anti-democratic forces of violence & voter suppression don’t attack us b/c we are weak, but b/c we’re strong. We must stand together & work together now more than ever for the revolution of values that can revive democracy.
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