Moral Lens of Justice — Rev. Barber's most compelling 7 minutes to date

Our current project is the Wrestling Darkness vodcast: ***See episodes sooner at: https://ericbyler.substack.com/podcast **Or listen at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Notes by Eric Byler | This is an excerpt from Rev. Dr. William Barber's speech at Binkley Baptist Church in Durham, NC on June 30, 2013 — four days after the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of The Voting Rights Act of 1965. Our web series did not release this footage until now because this event was likely to be included in our upcoming feature length documentary. But this speech, out of many that we have filmed, best encapsulates Rev. Barber's religious and moral convictions. A different excerpt has be licensed to UpWorthy's new YouTube channel. After filming the speech Rev. Barber gave in Virginia, I came home and wrote about a topic I had ignored for many years, religion: There is beauty in today's movement to reclaim Christianity from the talons of oligarchy and oppression. Yesterday I spent most of the day in a church where the man you see here gave a sermon in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Afterwards, another pastor sang a song that went "They will know we are Christian by our love." I was surprised to realize that those words actually made sense, and even resonated with me for the first time. Truth be told, I am not a believer in this religion or any religion, but it is a blessing for me, I must admit, to at last be able to look upon the Christian faith with deep respect and warm regard. It's such a huge part of American history — those who have fought and are fighting to protect its integrity are doing a service not just to their faith but to their country. Story of America's Annabel Park and Eric Byler will be documenting the Moral March on Raleigh on Sat. Feb. 8, 2013, at which Rev. Barber is traditionally the keynote speaker.