Posted on 11/11/2008 4:05:03 PM PST by wagglebee
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. says Barack Obama doesn't fulfill her uncle's dream despite his election last week as president. Dr. Alveda King says Obama's pro-abortion position makes it so the civil rights struggle is not complete because unborn children are killed in abortion.
Alveda King told LifeNews.com on Tuesday that the civil rights struggle for unborn children continues and noted that abortion adversely affects the black community.
"The election of an African American president sends a powerful and historic message that what was previously unthinkable can become reality," King said.
"The battle for equal rights has reached a major milestone, but Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream of full equality remains just a dream as long as unborn children continue to be treated no better than property," she added.
While Obama has talked about reducing abortions and entering into common ground discussions about abortions involving both sides of the debate, King says his rhetoric and record don't match and that Obama will increase abortions as president.
"President-elect Obama has promised actions that will only increase the number of abortions," she said and added that pro-life advocates "must promise to redouble our efforts to resist anti-life proposals, speak up for the babies, and, above all, pray."
"We must pray with persistence and love that, in God's time, what is now deemed unthinkable will become reality - that all our brothers in sisters, from conception to natural death, will be protected in law and welcomed in society," King concluded.
"The elections are over. The pro-life battle begins anew."
Dr. Alveda King is the true and rightful heir to her uncle's legacy.
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I have heard this woman speak on EWTN with refreshing honesty. How about a Time magazine cover story for her?
Amazing how Obama can throw the dream of MLK under that bus too....
How can he square his abortion position (which to many amounts to Slavery of the UNBORN a civil rights fight) with the history of oppressed Americans?
Might have been nice to see this a week ago Dr. King.
Thank you Alveda King for your stance and your courage in tackling this.
Ouch, that's gonna leave a mark.
I guess over the years the Reverend part of Dr. King's salutation has been misplaced. It's refreshing to see that some have not forgotten he was a devout Christian leader.
Like it would’ve made a difference. The truth was out there, over and over again from many corners. The thinking electorate didn’t bother to pay attention or for that matter even to vote. Spare us please.
I googled her name and found several articles regarding her stance against abortion and support for the McCain/Palin ticket. I honestly do not recall seeing a single article about her during this campaign cycle. Did you happen to post any and I just missed them?
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Thank God that some blacks truly recognize the attack on their race brought by abortion.
Actually she did say this before the election. I pointed it out at the time to my husband and he wondered why it wasn’t “ out there”.
It’s more than abortion.
King’s dream of a country where men are judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin crashed and burned this election.
Those he was trying most to help apparently felt that the color of skin is the most important thing, even if the person is only 1/8 black.
She's been saying this for a long time and was very outspoken in her opposition of Obama.
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