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Peter Gathje

Dr. Peter Gathje is Professor of Christian Ethics at Memphis Theological Seminary.

(A)theologies, Guest Bloggers, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJune 28, 2015

Huckabee Calls For Civil Disobedience, Utterly Misreads MLK, Jr.

By Peter Gathje

Mike Huckabee has joined the ranks of those invoking Martin Luther King Jr. to legitimate civil disobedience…

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