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100% percent concurrence.He doesn't have to be perfect to be worthy of praise for his good works.
Why? Before King was involved with the civil rights movement he was an accredited, established reverend. He received a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Crozer Theological Seminary and was the pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL. You can fault him as a "holy man" since he was skeptical of some of Christianity's basic tenets but so are lots of pastors and lay people.And calling him a Reverend disgraces Holy men of every color that are trying to live their beliefs.
No argument there.Well.... despite MLK's faults, he became "THE" face of the Civil Rights movement.
No argument there, either.He doesn't have to be perfect to be worthy of praise for his good works.
Yes. King is the face of the biggest failed piece of social engineering ever imposed on the American society. The Civil Rights Act of 1964. Johnson and the democrats pushed through the biggest piece of collective economic subjugation ever seen. Black society, in general, has been in a perpetual downward spiral ever since it was enacted. King bought into it. Maybe he didn't fully understand the future implications of the Act. Maybe he did. I don't know. It's been over 50 years and race relations are abysmal. But I certainly don't want to prevent anyone from celebrating anything they want if it makes them feel good.And that's what MLK day is really all about-- the cause to which he dedicated his adult life. Ending segregation and institutionalized discrimination.
To that extent, I don't mind celebrating "his birthday." But it's not really the man I'm thinking of. Certainly not his communist ties, his womanizing, his plagarizing, the vile tactics of some of his followers. I'm not celebrating the modern left's view on race-- Affirmative Action, quotas, lower standards, white guilt, excusing and even overlooking black culture's glorification of violence and abuse of women. Going back to MLK's day 50-60 years ago, I see terrible institutionalized racisim that is un-American and anti-individual. I'm celebrating the idea of fighting injustice, and if MLK is "the face" of that movement, then I'm celebrating him too.
To take the pulpit and preach on purity and marriage while you're running around fathering illegitimate children outside your marriage is disgraceful. That's not being skeptical, that's being a fake and a hypocrite. Doesn't matter how many other pastors are doing it, it's still wrong. Any pastor behaving himself as such should remove himself from the position.Why? Before King was involved with the civil rights movement he was an accredited, established reverend. He received a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Crozer Theological Seminary and was the pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL. You can fault him as a "holy man" since he was skeptical of some of Christianity's basic tenets but so are lots of pastors and lay people.
King isn't the first nor will he be the last "religious" person to function contrary to scripture. Jorge Bergoglio is doing his best to fundamentally transform the Catholic Church. Where have we heard that term before?Interesting, I didn't know this about him until now:
http://www.worldreligionnews.com/re...dical-religious-beliefs-martin-luther-king-jr
Apparently, MLK did not believe the Scriptures that Jesus was born of a virgin or that He is truly God in the flesh. If he was never a believer (therefore counting God a liar), then he is burning in hell regardless of any of his "good works".
King isn't the first nor will he be the last "religious" person to function contrary to scripture. Jorge Bergoglio is doing his best to fundamentally transform the Catholic Church. Where have we heard that term before?