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.
Piss Off! You can’t even spell! It’s dual, not duel.
He lost his Canadian citizenship the first time he voted in the USA! That is Canadian Law.
‘You are making a collisial mistake puttin all your eggs in one basket.’ Did your 4 year old write this one?
“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.”
I suspect that if MLK had lived on we would never have elected this President and the life of the average African-American would be a lot better today. James Earl Ray gave us the race baiting and race hustling world we all are suffering from today.
Flawed as he was he was the right man for the time and the need.
http://hereiblog.com/considering-la-shawn-barber-theological-beliefs-martin-luther-king-jr/
"The conclusion reached from reading King’s works is that he denied three essential tenants about Jesus Christ: 1) his virgin birth 2) his bodily resurrection, and 3) his deity."
Truth can be stated by imperfect people. The statement that “all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. . .” That is truth, even though spoken and penned by a flawed human being, even though some acted in ways that violated the principles stated in the Declaration.
Dr. King’s contention that America should be a place where we “judge people, not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character” is absolutely true. I don’t know if all the accusations against King’s character are true, but he did say some truth that we needed to heard at the time.
In fact, much of what he stood for, like equality before the law without preferential treatment or disadvantage based on race, non-violent change and working within the law, that America simply abide by the principles espoused in our founding documents - all these things are disregarded by today’s so-called civil rights advocates.
So, is King a saint? Certainly not. Did he speak some truth that needed to be said? Absolutely. I honor that part of his memory.
I'm pretty sure Trump will chime in as well.
But Trump, the lifelong pro-choicer, won't be quoting Alveta King.
Well not quoting quoting Alveta King will be to his credit.
If Martin Luther King had lived, he'd be Obama's loudest supporter. And if he criticized Obama at all, it would be because Obama isn't quite radical enough.
"Martin Luther King the conservative" is a dishonest myth that really needs to die. King was an outright Communist sympathizer at the peak of the Cold War.
The “truth” that MLK is most know for is his faulty and vague denouncement of “discrimination”, which means “freedom to choose” - a God-given right - and his usefulness in helping the federal government to assume more unconstitutional power against individuals’ freedom to choose.
Not a lot of “truth” there.
I take it you are pro abortion.
Expected better from Cruz.
The Federal war against "discrimination" is essentially a Federal war on freedom of association. A private business reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason, even if that reason is unfair or irrational.
You can take it if you want. It certainly has nothing to do with MLK’s flawed legacy or that MLK Day is probably our only politically correct national holiday.
MLK Day is probably our first politically correct holiday. How I hate it.
What will it take to get Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays back as nation holidays and bag this PC crap?
In the First Amendment, know as “freedom of assembly.”
One of many utterly unconstitutional incursions of the feds into our individual rights and freedoms using whatever excuse they can get away with whether it is the counterfeit “Incorporation Doctrine” or the equally flawed legacy of MLK.
Cruz speaks of justice, Trump on the size of his crowd. One is a serious candidate with ideas of liberty the other can’t stop talking about himself.
Sounds rather close to who Mo taught. Which is not surprising.
It’s said that of the prostitutes he beat (while he was married, btw), he took especial pleasure in beating, degrading, and humiliating white prostitutes especially.
Michael King is not to be lauded. He wasn’t even a minister.
Presidents Day.
Labor Day.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3385216/posts
How long till the trumpettes start praising Saint Trump?
Same comment. I’m at least consistent.
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