«We are convinced that these demonstrations are unwise and untimely,» wrote eight
prominent white pastors in 1963, in response to King's de - segregation demonstrations in Birmingham, Al - abama.
Not exact matches
The letter was signed by
prominent evangelical figures such as Franklin Graham, the president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and Paula
White, President Donald Trump's spiritual adviser and a Florida
pastor.
Conservative
pastors who urge their colleagues to avoid politics are hypocrites, says James Cone, a
prominent theologian who has spent much of his career writing books condemning
white churches for what he says is their indifference to social justice.