My purpose is to ask you to look again at the way of the cross and to examine the anemic thing that has come to be called Christianity. Perhaps we can see these things from a different perspective.

I speak to you from my time - nearly 2,000 years ago. Yet what I have to say to you will have a contemporary ring to it for those who have ears to hear. I speak here about the way of the cross. That is always a timely subject.

My name as given in the Gospel of Mark is Simon of Cyrene (Mark 15:21). My name as given in the book of Acts is Niger (Acts 13:1).

One of your modern writers, Dick Gregory, has written a book entitled Nigger in which he tells of some of the penalties paid by a man who is born with black skin. I understand what he means.

One of your song writers has written a song which also ca…