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As America enters a pivotal election year and faces decisions that will determine the very future of the country, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a time for us to pause and reflect on where we have come from. It gives you time to reflect on how far you’ve strayed. From our core values.
January 15, 2024 marks the 95th anniversary of the birth of my uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in his 1963 year and delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. He helped define the civil rights movement, and indeed the entire 20th century.
In his speech that day, MLK reminded the public that his dreams are not separate from America and our country’s story. Rather, MLK’s dreams as a patriot were “deeply rooted in the American Dream.” As patriots, it is our duty to keep that dream alive.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. taught civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance to injustice in all our actions. (Getty Images)
In contrast, today in 2024, Americans are seeing the exact opposite of this dream come true. Violent protesters are rioting and looting our cities and small businesses, which goes against my uncle’s commitment to nonviolent protest.
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The current administration is focused on expanding abortion, stripping children of parental rights, opposing school choice, and even spying on faith communities.
As Israel faces violent attacks and the most extreme forms of terrorism and hatred since the Holocaust, leaders of major universities and academic institutions have refused to condemn these brutal acts against Jews. I’m refusing.
In my opinion, these recent actions are the ultimate betrayal of my uncle’s legacy. In fact, Dr. King taught civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance to injustice in all our actions. He taught that “we must unite as brothers” lest we “perish together as fools.” And here we add “and as sisters.”
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MLK also taught that, based on the Bible, we are a human race of one blood. the boundaries of their dwellings…” (Acts 17:26).
I also believe that we are “one blood, one humanity.” Most importantly, it allows us to meet each other’s concerns in unity and peace, without violence, and affirm the fundamental truths that make our nation the greatest on earth. That’s it.
In that spirit, my uncle always remained a man of peace who sought justice and preached unity, and would hate the violence in our city today.
My uncle also once said that if we are willing to make sacrifices, our people “cannot win.” [our] Give children immediate personal comfort and safety. ” He followed this sentiment with one of his most iconic lines: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
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This seems eerily similar to the discussion we have about abortion in America today. It also leads me to ask our country the following questions: “How can dreams survive if they murder their children?”
Of course, we agree that women have the right to choose what to do with their bodies. But the baby in her womb is not her physical body, but an independent creation breathed with life by God Himself. Where are the choices for babies?
As we ponder these truths, we must examine the spirit of error that has captivated our legislators, deceived our people, and deceived the entire world regarding the sanctity of life.
The spirit of this fallacy teaches us that a living, breathing, independent baby in its mother’s womb has no value or worth of protection. This same spirit of error teaches us that the fetus is not a human being made in the image of God, but a mere “clump of cells.”
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For too long, our society has been forced by government, media, and education systems to believe that abortion is the appropriate cure for women’s health issues, economic struggles, relationship troubles, and even racial justice. I have accepted the lies that have been told to me.
But the reality is that the answer to these things is not to allow children to be killed. Rather, the answer lies in seeing God in our hearts. Therein lies the source of the “dream of possibility.”
So this year, as we reflect on the 95th anniversary of my uncle’s life and work, let us pray that our efforts and examples in our interactions with one another will reflect God’s love for us all.
President Lyndon B. Johnson shakes hands with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the signing of the Civil Rights Act. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Let us usher in the time of repentance, forgiveness, resurrection, and Jubilee. Although we are imperfect vessels, we can all work together to end the evils we face in America today.
In doing so, we may one day live in the nation that Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of: a nation that values every life from the womb to the grave.
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