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It is that time of year again when the major media polishes the statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. without telling gullible listeners, readers, and viewers the truth. Many media outlets will repeat some of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, but they never, never inform anyone that he stole that from another black preacher. Wonder why?

I have never heard of a liberal who said: “King did steal half of his Ph.D. dissertation. He did steal many of his college and seminary papers. He did steal much of the information that appeared in his books. He did steal some of his “I Have a Dream” speech. He was a thief.” Nevertheless, we honor a thief with a national holiday!

Liberals never offer any disclaimers so that the uninformed public might know that King was not a good man and should not be emulated by anyone. They never tell the public that King broke his marriage vows time and time again. In addition to prostitutes, he had a roster of mistresses, and any man who won’t keep his marriage vows shouldn’t be trusted when he quotes the multiplication tables. Nevertheless, we honor an adulterous philanderer with a national holiday!

Informed media people know of King’s major failures but refuse to mention them lest his image be tarnished. When those same media people refer to David Duke, without exception they mention his past association with the Klan. They consider it dishonest and poor journalism if they refuse to reveal such pertinent facts since those facts are necessary for viewers to make a sound judgment. However, they don’t consider that crucial information is necessary for a sound decision about King!

Major media personalities are self-righteous hypocrites as well as being disingenuous, devious, and dishonest.

Of course, there was some good accomplished by King for which everyone should be grateful, especially the principle that all people should be judged by their character not their color. However, when I want to look at King’s character, my critics accuse me of being critical of the positives that came from his life. I am following King’s suggestion when I look at his character while the media constantly looks at his color!

No one is willing to point out that King rejected the basics of Christianity; consequently, he was apparently not a Christian; for if one does not hold to the doctrine of Christ he cannot be a Christian. King wrote, “The orthodox view of the divinity of Christ is in my mind quite readily denied.” The suggestion that King was not a Christian takes the breath away from the average person who thinks that one is a Christian if he says he is or if he has been baptized or is a member of a church. The Bible clearly states that salvation is in the person of Christ not in a church. Nevertheless, we honor a man with a national holiday who is supposed to have been a leading Christian who was evidently not a Christian!

The media refuses to reveal that King’s very friendly biographer, David J. Garrow, admitted “King privately described himself as a Marxist.” Nevertheless, we have a national holiday honoring a Marxist!

If a former member of the Klan or Christian Identity or even a Bible-believing Christian were nominated for a national holiday, don’t you think the media would reveal even the kind of shorts they wear? However, King is exempt because media people are cowardly, thumb sucking hypocrites.

Some tell us that a Black must be able to walk on water before he would be accepted as a black leader but we don’t demand that. We do expect a leader, white or black, to be decent, fair, consistent, honest, law-abiding, etc. That eliminates King and 95% of politicians.

King’s wicked life is an embarrassment to all preachers and I wince every time I read or hear that he was a Baptist. While he was a member of a Baptist church, he was not an historic Baptist.

And it is distressing that millions of school children must hear the drivel about him each year. Where are the child protectors when you really need them?

Even conservative groups are burning incense at King’s tomb, such as the Heritage Foundation, Christian Coalition, Ralph Reed, Bill Bennett, National Review, and many others. Positive babblings about King prove how much they have “grown” and are “reaching out” to others by their broadmindedness and understanding. This is a phenomenon of recent years. Those same people and groups were critical of King at one time. Yes, they have “grown” all right!

So how can thinking Americans, even conservatives, still defend, support, and condone King’s lifestyle and activities? They think that making the black community feel good is more important than truth, fairness, and justice. The truth is there was some good fallout from some of King’s activities, but, overall, his life was a disaster and had he not been shot he would have been revealed as a fraud during his lifetime. His murder made him a hero.

I think it is time for honest, principled people to refuse to honor King’s holiday. Many of the American people who honor him have been snookered by the dishonest media. I would enthusiastically support a holiday for Booker T. Washington or for a “Civil Rights Day,” but not for a man like King. I work harder on Jan. 15 than any other day! And it’s my birthday!

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