As part of the Catholic response Archbishop Joseph E. The events were held at St Paul United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
Among those present at the symposium was Bernice King, Dr King's youngest daughter and minister. Christian Churches Together sponsored the event which included presentations and responses, a prayer walk, a panel discussion and the ceremonial signing of a long-delayed clergy response to Dr King's letter. Now, through this symposium, representatives of Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox and Evangelical backgrounds in the United States have done so. When in his historic letter he refused, religious leaders never responded. Dr King responded to members of the clergy who wrote to request that he cease his civil rights demonstrations. On 14-15 April an ecumenical symposium was held to renew commitment to racial justice and reconciliation by leaders of Christian denominations in the United States of America. God created all men with equal rights and dignityįifty years have passed since Dr Martin Luther King, Jr wrote his "Letter from the Birmingham Jail". Response to Martin Luther King Jr's Letter from the Birmingham Jail
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