In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Michael Gryboski looks back at five key speeches from the civil rights leader. Beyond his famous "I have a Dream" speech at the National Mall, Gryboski also highlights King's Eulogy for the vicims of the church bombing in Birmingham, Ala., and his Selma "Our God is Marching on" speech.

Dozens of protesters marched in opposition to a newly instituted coronavirus vaccine mandate in the District Saturday that prohibits residents and visitors from entering numerous establishments unless they've had at least one dose of the vaccine. The mandate took effect Saturday and requires those aged 12 and older seeking to enter “restaurants, bars and nightclub establishments,” “indoor entertainment establishments,” “indoor exercise and recreational establishments” or “indoor event and meeting establishments” to have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Event organizer Annabelle Rutledge explained: “This is loving your neighbor. Standing up for religious liberty, for personal liberty, for our Constitution, for preserving this country — that is loving your neighbor."

Many comedians have made quips about the afterlife and pondered whether there is a Heaven. Bob Saget, Betty White, and Norm Macdonald are no exceptions, however, it was Macdonald who summed it up best when talking to Larry King before his death, stating he was a Christian who believed in the Lord. In this op-ed, Greg Laurie discusses knowing where you will spend the afterlife. Click to keep reading.

In this interview with The Christian Post, Hillsong's Brooke Ligertwood talks her seventh solo album and why she's passionate about making God-glorifying music for the local church. "You have to write something that's true," she explains.

The California Department of Education said it's removing two religious chants to Aztec gods from its ethnic studies curriculum in response to a lawsuit filed by parents. The curriculum in question included a section of "Affirmation, Chants, and Energizers" that addressed the deities by name and title, recognized them as sources of power and knowledge, invoked their assistance, and gave thanks to them. In a statement shared with The Christian Post, Paul Jonna, partner at LiMandri & Jonna LLP and Thomas More Society Special Counsel, explained that the curriculum "instructed students to chant the prayers for emotional nourishment after a ‘lesson that may be emotionally taxing or even when student engagement may appear to be low.’ The idea was to use them as prayers.”

A Christian politician in Finland whose trial is scheduled to begin next week for sharing her deeply held biblical beliefs on sexuality and marriage says it’s “quite a privilege” to be interrogated for her religious beliefs. Parliament Member Päivi Räsänen, who was interrogated by police for over 13 hours and questioned on how she interprets the Apostle Paul’s letters in the Bible, is facing six years in prison for voicing her opinion on marriage in a 2004 booklet on sexual ethics describing marriage as between one man and one woman. Räsänen, who worked as a doctor before going into politics and is married to a pastor, said it was absurd and shocking to be interrogated and claims it feels like “Soviet times," but stated the interrogation also provided the opportunity to share the Gospel with the police.

Miles McPherson, author and senior pastor of the Rock Church in San Diego, writes about how Martin Luther King Jr.'s words influenced him as a young boy and highlights several King-inspired questions people should continue to ask themselves today. "This isn’t just about getting a day off from school or work. It isn’t even about posting our favorite MLK quote to inspire others. The best way we can honor MLK’s life and legacy is to put into practice the principles that he ultimately gave his life for," McPherson says.