Posted on 01/18/2016 8:22:57 AM PST by Isara
There are moments in our national history that have called Americans to bend the arc of history towards justice. Each moment has required exceptional leadership. Today, we commemorate one such leader who illuminated our nation by his courage and dedication to the truth.
Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. understood the American potential more fully than it was actualized at the time. He challenged the distorted conventional acceptance of a "separate but equal" citizenry.
Instead, he drew upon that promise of our founding that every person is "endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights." Reverend King reminded communities across the country that we have a duty to rectify the original sin of our nation and to respect the "dignity and worth of all human personality."
Today, we celebrate this sojourner of justice, and we remember his sacrifice. Because of his persistent struggle on the road towards freedom; because of his vision for an America in which men and women, boys and girls, of every race would learn, work, and pray side-by-side, we now have made great national strides to embrace the inherent dignity of humanity.
While we continue to conquer racial bigotry, we cannot neglect the current climb towards justice for all - especially for children.
Just five years after Reverend King's death, another grave injustice stained our nation. The Supreme Court ruled that unborn children have no right to life. That decision defied the very essence of freedom - without life, there is no liberty. Without life, there is no pursuit of happiness. Yet, since Roe v. Wade, that right has been snatched away from 56 million unborn children.
As Reverend King's niece, Dr. Alveda King, has rightly stated: "Abortion and racism are evil twins, born of the same lie." The lie that there is no inherent worth in humanity. The lie that some people do not deserve the chance to become the next musicians, scientists, architects, leaders, and service members. The lie that not every life is equally valuable to our Creator.
This is the lie that Reverend King devoted his life to not simply dispelling, but to displaying to the world its utter perversion. He did so powerfully - with grace and conviction. Today, we are called to do the same with any degradation of human dignity.
This week, as thousands gather from across the country to march for life, passing those same steps upon which Martin Luther King, Jr. stood, let us remember his call: "Now is the time to make justice a reality to all of God's children."
May we honor this noble wish by cherishing each life - born and unborn - and by working tirelessly to defend those who cannot defend themselves. So that we march onwards and upwards, grounded in prayer and inspired by truth, to recognize the gift of life.
Where is Cruz today?
Plagiarist, adulterer, woman beater, violent drunk, Communist sympathizer.
Nope.
Ted Cruz is NOT eligible, and will be disqualified by an Establishment judge. He was born in Canada. Plus he had a duel citizenship up to 15 months ago.
You are making a collisial mistake puttin all your eggs in one basket.
MLK<golden calf
Well done on a touchy subject Mr Cruz.
Ted Cruz’s Father: My Son “Anointed” To “Take Control of Society”.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3385028/posts
Our Founding Fathers weren’t saints either. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were slave owners. Does that mean we shouldn’t honor them?
Well said, sir.
There is a lot to say negative about King; commie, sure. Ignored Planned Parenthood and Sanger - yep. Adulterer, yep.
Martin Luther - Jew hater. But great man.
Lincoln - flawed. Plus, butt ugly wife (couldn’t resist)
Jefferson - liked young girls, rationalized his relationship with Hemmings.
Columbus - likely flawed.
Ghandi - likely flawed.
My point - and flame on, I don’t care - is no matter how great they were, they were human, and thus flawed, sinful, etc. I would also add because King was black, doesn’t mean we don’t have to honor him, too. His niece, BTW, kicks butt and is great to listen to.
If you are willing to look at the "good aspects" of Planned Parenthood murder mills rather than defund and prosecute them, you have the blood of innocents on your hands.
More political correctness from Cruz.
Barf.
And you know about his adultery because of an illegal wiretap conducted by J Edgar the homo, who kept such things for blackmail.
That’s a bigger worry if you ask me.
*****Ted Cruz is NOT eligible, and will be disqualified by an Establishment judge.*****
The same crew that gave us:
Gibbons v Ogden
Dred Scott
Griswold v. Connecticut
Lochner v. New York
Korematsu v. United States
Lawrence v. Texas
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
Casey v. Planned Parenthood
King v Burwell
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
Obergefell v. Hodges
When they rule that Ted Cruz is an NBC will that satisfy you?
Yep. A false hero.
*****More political correctness from Cruz.****
“As Reverend King’s niece, Dr. Alveda King, has rightly stated: “Abortion and racism are evil twins, born of the same lie.” The lie that there is no inherent worth in humanity. The lie that some people do not deserve the chance to become the next musicians, scientists, architects, leaders, and service members. The lie that not every life is equally valuable to our Creator.”
Has Trump said anything like that?
Wasn’t MLK a communist?
A lot of people decry “racism “ and “sexism” without any idea what those words actually mean and totally ignorant of the fact these things are completely outside of any constitutional authority of the feds.
A lot of people also think that MLK is the cat’s meow.
Regardless, here it looks like Cruz is joining in.
Nope...DUnold Trump is on record stating his pro-abortion sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, would make a GREAT Supreme Court Justice.
It’s sad to see how every American politician, even the most allegedly conservative, obediently kneels at the altar of St. Martin Luther King. Cruz the legal scholar should know better than to praise a man who plagiarized his doctoral thesis, and Cruz the conservative should know better than the venerate a Communist sympathizer and fellow-traveler.
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