{"id":11,"date":"2006-09-18T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godspolitics\/2006\/09\/voice-of-the-day-martin-luther.html"},"modified":"2006-09-18T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-09-18T12:00:00","slug":"voice-of-the-day-martin-luther","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2006\/09\/voice-of-the-day-martin-luther.html","title":{"rendered":"Voice of the Day: Martin Luther King Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p><span>The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the  servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the  guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. 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