Hotdish – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we have provided a round-up of thoughts from the local blogs.

more insideFrom Norwegianty, a memory of King and his opposition to the Vietnam War.  The Wege states

Dr. King’s day is about more than NBA matinee games. This is a day dedicated to peace and civil rights. Both were of equal importance to Dr. King, who would have much to say if he were alive today. Fortunately, his words about Vietnam are eerily prescient and apply to our situation today all too well.

Dr. King’s speech can be found at the link above.

In that light,  Mercury Woman points out that the words coming out of Democratic Presidential candidate sound very familiar.

But it isn’t just progressives who are discussing the legacy of Dr. King today.  Conservative columnist Katherine Kersten takes a moment to use King’s memory to speak against affirmative action and for Biblically-based laws.  Kennedy  v the Machine agrees, linking to a piece that states:

Were he alive today, I believe he would be in the vanguard of the pro-life movement. I also believe that he would be horrified at the way in which out-of-control courts have trampled on the moral truths he advocated.

From the time of Emperor Nero, who declared Christianity illegal, to the days of the American slave trade, from the civil rights struggle of the sixties to our current battles against abortion, euthanasia, cloning, and same-sex “marriage,