Just like his mentor Mahatma Gandhi, Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as he underscored to all of us in his renowned "I Have a Dream" speech in front of President Lincoln in Washington D.C., that he believed deeply in using peaceful persuasion for a better future for his small children (Carson, 1998). Till his last rushed breath, Dr. King remained steadfast to his two convictions: (A) Christian love spirituality, and (B) Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha practices. He discovered that the Christian doctrine of love, presented in conjunction with Gandhi's nonviolent way, offers millions of African Americans their most spiritually potent force to gain their freedom. This was not easy (we agree). Soon after the bombing of his home, Dr. King delivered a sermon at his Dexter church:"It's Hard to be Christian" (Jackson, 2008: 115). He cautioned his supporters that Christian faith was costly by definition - demanding dangerous and costly altruism. Though, towards the end of his shortened under 40 life, seeing the sky-rocketing popularity of his rival African American leader Malcolm X, Dr. King may have started developing some doubts regarding the pace of his peaceful outcomes. The diverse presenters of our timely and innovative PDW will help explore collectively with our more diverse AOM participants, these ideas along with some potential prospects and pitfalls of Dr. King's dual innovative peace-based strategy for our children's and grand-children's better future.
