Nonviolence or Nonexistence

"Today there is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence. It is either nonviolence or nonexistence. I feel that we've got to look at this total thing anew and recognize that we must live together. That the whole world now it is one--not only geographically but it has to become one in terms of brotherly concern. Whether we live in America or Asia or Africa we are all tied in a single garment of destiny and whatever effects one directly, effects one in-directly.

I'm concerned about living with my conscience and searching for that which is right and that which is true, and I cannot live with the idea of being just a conformist following a path that everybody else follows. And this has happened to us. As I've said in one of my books, so often we live by the philosophy 'Everybody's doing it, it must be alright.' We tend to determine what is right and wrong by taking a sort of Gallup poll of the majority opinion, and I don't think this is the way to get at what is right.

Arnold Toynbee talks about the creative minority and I think more and more we must have in our world that creative minority that will take a stand for that which conscience tells them is right, even though it brings about criticism and misunderstanding and even abuse."

Excerpted from a 1967 interview of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Arnold Michaelis.

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"Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation." — Robert F. Kennedy

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The 2nd Annual East Bay Memorial Prayer Service
Theme: "Speaking For Those Who Have No Voice."
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All of our events strongly adhere to and enforce the "Nonviolent" philosophy embraced by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  If you cannot remain nonviolent, please do not attend our events.

Who: Pro-life individuals, groups and organizations are invited to attend the service to join in the Offering of Roses. Each rose is offered in remmberance of the more than one and a half million babies aborted each year since the Roe v. Wade decision by the Supreme Court in 1973.

What: The power of prayer should not be underestimated. James 5:16 — 18 declares, "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."

The power of prayer is not the result of the person praying. Rather, the power resides in the God who is being prayed to. 1 John 5:14 — 15 tells us, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us — whatever we ask — we know that we have what we asked of him."

No matter the person praying, the passion behind the prayer, or the purpose of the prayer — God answers prayers that are in agreement with His will. His answers are not always yes, but are always in our best interest.

Why: When our desires line up with His will, we will come to understand that in time. When we pray passionately and purposefully, according to God's will, God responds powerfully!

Event Details

Date: Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Time: 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Location: Cathedral of Christ the Light

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Guest Speakers:

Bishop Cordileone
 		The Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone
Bishop of Oakland
Installed as Fourth Bishop of Oakland
May 5th, 2009
Pastor Jim Skyline
 		Senior Pastor Dr. Jim Garlow has served as Senior Pastor of Skyline Wesleyan since October 1995. Previously he was the founding pastor of Metroplex Chapel (Church of the Nazarene) in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, and served there for 13 years.
Pastor Antione Miller
 		Senior Pastor Antione Lamar Miller
Rehoboth Christian Fellowship
KFAX Radio Issues After Dark Co-Host
Prima Marquez-Mosely
 		Prima Marquez-Mosely
Neighborhood Church of Castro Valley
Jehovah Rophe Ministry
(Post Abortion Counseling Education)


Master of Ceremonies:

Pastor Jonathan Maddox
Jonathan Maddox, MFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in San Francisco, California. Jonathan works with individuals, couples, or groups for the purpose of strengthening marriage and family relationships. Jonathan is a member of the Shiloh Christian Fellowship in Oakland, California where Patrick Kiteley is Senior Pastor. Jonathan also serves as the Program Services Director for the Issues4life Foundation. He has also been a guest on Religazine, a KFAX radio program (1100 AM) hosted by Senior Pastor Dion Evans of the Chosen Vessels Christian Church and Founder and President of the Relizazine Media Group. Jonathan has conducted workshops for the Bay Area Sunday School (B.A.S.S.) Convention on "How to Deal with the Absent Father". This workshop understands Fathers are probably the most important predictors of emotional development, decisions about morality, and sexual involvement. This workshop outlines the unique ways that a father influences his children's emotional, spiritual, and psychological development. Jonathan is joyfully married to Diane. You can reach Jonathan via email by clicking here.

Contact: Jonathan Maddox, Program Services Director via email or call (510) 225-4055. Press extension number 2 to reach our Program Services Director.


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