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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Kevin Rose who wrote (262437)6/9/2002 9:23:48 PM
From: greenspirit  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
Interesting post Kevin, and I agree with much of what you said.

However, if the same conditions existed in the 60's, which exist today toward the separation of church and state, Martin Luther King would have never been allowed to walk down the steps of the church and into the public arena. He would have been branded a "fundemantalist christian right wing fanatic" trying to impose his moral values on the rest of us.

It's interesting to note that Martin Luther King saw the entire civil right "movement", as a movement aligned to his christian values. His deeply held christian belief's gave him the strength to overcome adversary and carry his message into our conscience. Since he was giving that message largely to a christian audience, the message took root, and we re-examined whether we were truly acting as christians toward our black brothers and sisters.

Had he given the message to secularists, it may not have taken root. And we may have delayed our development as a just society for decades.
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