American Forum

By Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery

Somehow the forces of justice stand on the side of the universe, so that you can't ultimately trample over God's children and profit by it. - Martin Luther King, Jr., "The Birth of a New Nation," April 7, 1957

As a "chaplain of the common good", I am persuaded that Martin would join in the cry against environmental injustice wherever it seeks to pursue its assault against God's children.

I believe that he would be crying out against any coal-fired plants, rising anew or already operating because they spew dangerous pollutants into the air and drain our precious waters. I believe he would be a mighty force in convincing us that coal plants are no longer needed in our beloved Georgia - or anywhere else. He would preach that coal plants today represent injustice; that they are trampling over God's children.

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