MLK to religion: stop being a tail light

"All too often I have seen religious leaders stand amid the social injustices that pervade our society, mouthing pious irrelevancies and sanctimonious trivialities. All too often the religious community has been a taillight instead of a headlight."
--MLK

...and a bit of a story, from Rabbi Gerald Zelizer: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2007-01-14-king-edit_x.htm