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To: stand watie

sw, you are a true southern gentleman and my admiration for you (already quite high) has just gone up several notches. Your post takes the sting away from some of the rather tacky posts that have unfortunately been posted on this thread. Bless you and may Mrs. King rest in peace.


151 posted on 01/31/2006 12:29:18 PM PST by ariamne (Proud shieldmaiden of the infidel--never forget, never forgive 9/11)
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To: ariamne
i try not to read "tacky".

there's enough unpleasant stuff in my life (what with the HATERS, fools, assorted lunatics & crazed DYs on the WBTS threads), without that.

Mrs. CSK rests in the arms of the RISEN Christ.

free dixie,sw

155 posted on 01/31/2006 2:39:20 PM PST by stand watie (Resistance to tyrants is OBEDIENCE to GOD. Thomas Jefferson, 1804)
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To: ariamne; All
fwiw, BOTH Rev. Kings were pastors of southern Baptist churches, when i knew them.

we college kids did NOT see them as any MORE special (at THAT time!)than any number of other Baptist pastors, who volunteered for the Mitchellville Restoration project. imVho, ALL of the VOLUNTEERS, who worked so very HARD on the project (for LONG hours & NO PAY!), are HEROES & SPECIAL!

MLK, Jr had his faults, as we ALL do. (i, for one, have a LEGION of faults/sins and am a poor excuse for a Christian.)

i liked the MAN, even though i regretted his faults. otoh, i wish that the "press" hadn't tried to make a PLASTER SAINT out of him.

imVho, MLK, Jr would have been embarrassed/humiliated about all that "hoopla" and particularly about having a "MLK Day". he was basically just a country PREACHER & an HUMBLE man, who "fate" picked to be a "leader of men". i think he did his best & that is all anyone can do.

free dixie,sw

159 posted on 01/31/2006 2:53:53 PM PST by stand watie (Resistance to tyrants is OBEDIENCE to GOD. Thomas Jefferson, 1804)
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To: ariamne; stand watie

sw is a true southern gentleman which is why he's walking me down the aisle at my wedding!


161 posted on 01/31/2006 3:00:36 PM PST by cyborg (I just love that man.)
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