Local MLK Day observance set

I am white, grew up in 60s/70s. I remember when schools were FINALLY integrated here in 1970/71.

MLK was one of the greatest Americans! Just for a minute, forget your racist, bigoted hatred and look at what MLK died for--he was morally right in his message--if you are a Christian you too should have supported the same ideals. Of course maybe you think it is morally right that:

1) Blacks could not eat in the same restaraunts as whites (of course they were allowed to cook the food the whites ate--kinda weird they could handle and cook your food if you think about it, but not eat nearby)

2) Blacks could not ride in the same part of the bus as whites

3) Blacks had separate drinking fountains (all the while white familys' {mine included} allowed them access to their homes as maids while they were not home and allowed them to babysit their children) Looking back it's easy to see the absurdity of this--Blacks were not fit to be near, but they were fit to trust with your home and children

4) Blacks had separate but equal education systems (yeah, sure they did--hang onto that lie if it makes you feel better)

5) It was acceptable to discriminate against blacks (and women, basically anyone not white Male {I am white male btw}) when hiring, firing, etc.

Not to mention the lynchings and the idiots who still argue slavery was a good institution.

I often spoke with my parents and grandparents and really never could understand how otherwise "good, decent Christians" could reconcile treating black people like they did in direct contradiction to what their Savior Jesus clearly taught. I know the whole bs arguement about times were different, society accepted it, etc.

But I hate to burst the bubble of bigotry and hypocrisy out there, but treating another human being with disrespect and legitimizing this disgusting behaviour through laws over many generations is shameful behavior and was WRONG THEN AS MUCH AS IT IS NOW. Now I am not saying I would have been strong enough to have resisted these abhorent societal pressures, but I like to think I would have at least understood how truly wrong it was and would have hoped I would have stood against such an obvious unchristian behavior.

Some things are WRONG regardless of whether society endorses them or not and regardless of the time period and how others behave.

And for those whites out there who cannot let go of your Godless attitudes of bigotry and hatred in your hearts, as shown by your refusal to acknowledge the wrongs and obvious hatred of MLK, think of it practically. There is no way this country would have avoided riots and extensive civil disruption if we had not finally starting treating a significant portion of our people somewhat fairly instead of legislating them as 3/5s a human.

So, the civil rights movement for which MLK gave his life, (which btw also helped get women and other minorities more equal treatment), helped keep our country more stable and started a more ethical and moral way of life for all of us--benefitting most especially those who claim to be Christians so now they must at least show a semblance of common decency to other humans(far below the clear standards Jesus sets for them). So those of you so-called Christians really owe MLK a big debt (that is if you consider your soul and salvation important). Remember the very important Bible verse from Jesus: "He who turns away the least of your brethren, turn me away." I don't see any mention that this does not apply if they are Black, Gentile, or Jew.