RELIGION IN ATLANTA etropolitan Atlanta iS home tO over 2,000 houses of worship, representing a variety 0f faiths and practices. AII have an open-door policy at their services, and all reach out t0 help those in need, regardless 0f their beliefs or lack of them. The three old- est, dating back t0 the Civil War, are Trinity United Methodist, St. Andrew's Pre sbyterian , and lmmaculate C onc eption Catholic. AII served as hospitals to wound- ed soldiers. The best-known Jewish synagogue, The Temple on Peachtree Street, is fondly remembered for its appear- ance in the movie, "Driving MiSS Daisy. Ebenezer Baptist, on Auburn Street, is still frequently visited by tourists as it was when Martin Luther King preached there. Atlantans are れ ( ) 記 d for 市 e 汁立川れ g 1 , and 市 e 汁 commitment reflected ~ れ the city s 1 れ an ) houses 0 / 、 “ 4 ). Among these Ebenezer Baptist Church ( a 伝 ) ) , 収市 e [ ん℃ e generations 可 Martin しれ厖 r King's m 記れ℃ d p t( ル . 30 ド陬ぃ

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CENTER e never held political office nor bore for distinguished civil rights activities; the arms. Yet Martin Luther King, Jr. , gave Nobel Peace Prize, which he received in America a SOCial conscience left a lega- 1964 ; and the Presidential Medal of cy 0f justice, brotherly love and peace. Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the Basing his philosophy on the teachings of United States, which President Carter Mahatma Ghandi—civil rights through awarded King posthumously in 1977. King's nonviolent means—King influenced every life and writings, especially his famous 当 cu lture and class. He was marching for the have a dream speech, continue tO inspire rights Of sanitation workers in Memphis in those who work for peace, freedom, and the 1968 when his life was ended by an assassin s rights of all. bullet. Shock and outrage swept the country. The Martin Luther King, Jr ・ Center embraces the neighborhood of the King family, King's grave, before which burns an eternal flame, and Ebenezer Baptist Church, where three generations Of his family served as pastor. There is alSO a museum Of phOtOS and mementos of King's life, including a dis- play of three medals: the NAACP's Spingarn Medal, awarded to King in 1957 H Tomb of Martin Luther れ g , Jr. , set ⅲ Me 取面れ Pool. 0 県瑁、謝、 \C.