Martin Luther King Jr., 1929-1968

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A collection of quotations from Martin Luther King Jr., compiled by People for the American Way...

EXHORTATION: John Paul II celebrates World Day of Peace (Jan. 1, 2004)

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Pope Paul VI began the practice of declaring January 1 a World Day of Prayer for Peace in 1968, and John Paul II has made this a tradition. This year's communication, the current pope's 25th and, as the 83-year-old Supreme Pontiff's health fails, perhaps his last, is particularly moving -- and timely. Neither the U.S. nor Iraq is not mentioned, but they were clearly in John Paul's mind...

DIALOGUE: Can religion be a force for peace?

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In the summer of 1996 Ervin Laszlo, Stanislav Grof, and Peter Russell spent two days in conversation. Here's some of what they had to say about the destructive and constructive role religion can play in human affairs...