04-28-2008, 03:21 AM
The Slate article I referenced was actually an article about Martin Luther King's legacy, and how the current generation of hustlers and pretenders-to-the-throne can't hold a candle to giants like King.
Needless to say, King was an example of semi-famous minister who didn't live in a million+ dollar 10,000 sq. ft. home (even if he'd lived long enough to retire) and I imagine the idea of using church funds to purchase private property and material comfort for retired clergy would be offensive to his generation of leaders.
Needless to say, King was an example of semi-famous minister who didn't live in a million+ dollar 10,000 sq. ft. home (even if he'd lived long enough to retire) and I imagine the idea of using church funds to purchase private property and material comfort for retired clergy would be offensive to his generation of leaders.