Martin Luther Kings secret religion

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

There are some things in our society to which we should never be adjusted. We must never adjust ourselves to racial discrimination and racial segregation. We must never adjust ourselves to religious bigotry. We must never adjust ourselves to economic conditions that take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few. We must never adjust ourselves to the madness of militarism, and the self-defeating effects of physical violence…

To read more:

http://religionnews.com/2018/01/16/martin-luther-king/

[HopeAgain]

1. Thanks

Great piece.

[guillaumeb]

2. You are welcome.

It is an excellent piece that I wanted to share.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Great articles. There are many prophets on DU by this definition.

Merci.

[guillaumeb]

6. I also liked the economic emphasis that Dr. King

focused on in his final years and speeches.

[Irish_Dem]

14. MLK: "This country has socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for the poor."

He implied it was deliberate and structural.
Same strategy the British used to subjugate the Irish via starvation and poverty.

I like the quote so much I may use it for my sig line.

[trotsky]

4. "We must never adjust ourselves to religious bigotry."

It is good King was able to recognize that yes, there is such a thing as religious bigotry.

[guillaumeb]

5. It is always a good thing when we can recognize our own limitations.

And when we can recognize ourselves as having such limitations and inconsistencies.

[trotsky]

8. Accepting that religion can be a basis for bigotry...

is indeed something that some particularly noxious believers have a very difficult time doing.

[guillaumeb]

10. Any position or belief can be a basis for bigotry

and intolerance.

[trotsky]

12. But King was speaking of religious bigotry.

Your attempt to reframe is noted.

[Act_of_Reparation]

7. Fun Fact:

Dr. King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington, co-organized by A. Philip Randolph.

Randolph was a probably an atheist. We don't know for certain because he couldn't admit, out loud and in public, that he was an atheist and remain useful to the civil rights movement. He did sign the Humanist Manifesto II, which is a pretty strong indicator of atheism as it completely rejects the validity and usefulness of theism.

Today, virtually no one you run into on the street will know who A. Philip Randolph was. But we're to believe progressive people of faith aren't getting enough attention.

[guillaumeb]

13. Randolph was also a strong voice in the labor movement.

A definite hero.

[yallerdawg]

9. That other quote is phenomenal, too. And timely!

"This hour in history needs a dedicated circle of transformed nonconformists. Our planet teeters on the brink of atomic annihilation; dangerous passions of pride, hatred, and selfishness are enthroned in our lives; truth lies prostrate on the rugged hills of nameless calvaries; and men do reverence before false gods of nationalism and materialism…human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted."

[guillaumeb]

11. Reading some of the comments here,

one can be forgiven for wondering what exactly prompted the comments.

[Irish_Dem]

15. What do you mean Guillaume? nt

[guillaumeb]

16. Some prefer to focus exclusively on the negative.

I prefer to look at the whole picture.

[Irish_Dem]

17. For some reason people like to fight in the religion group.

Seems odd to me, but there it is.
One reason I don't post much in this group any more.

[guillaumeb]

18. I noticed your absence.

And that might be what is wanted, to discourage certain posters.

[Irish_Dem]

20. Yep that is what I figured.

Seems odd to me, such a liberal place, but we get harassed when
we discuss religious issues in the religion group.

[guillaumeb]

21. Discussion is fine,

as long as it focuses exclusively on negatives.

[Irish_Dem]

23. Right, seems to be what is required.

We don't go the atheist group and start yanking them up one side and down the other.

Every one has a unique view and journey and that is as it should be.

[Fix The Stupid]

19. Been here 3 months and got it all figured it out eh? n/t

[guillaumeb]

22. Interesting comment.

[Irish_Dem]

24. LOL, I truly laughed out loud at that comment.

Edited to add:

I think he was being funny.

I am commenting that everyone likes to fight in this group, and he starts a fight with me in response. Pretty funny.