Martin Luther King Jr.

Today is and should be a somber day. One of the most influential Christians of the modern era was killed forty years ago today. This morning I woke up early, couldn't sleep so I've been doing some cleaning and have been watching TV which hasn't focused a minute on the real Martin Luther King Jr. Now, whether or not I actually know who or what that was, by hearing a speech of his "Promise Land" speech I am sickened by Jesse Jackson and most of the black rights advocates who site MLK Jr.

Let me give you some statistics. In a 2004 census, there were 4.5 Million African American males between the ages of 15-29 living in the United States. They made up 14% where in the same age range 19.1 million White males made up the 61% of the population. In 2005 10.1% of African American males between the ages of 18-29 were convicted and imprisoned where 1.5% of white males where in the same situation.

Now I can say that I am not racist, I don't judge a book by its cover, but I certainly do judge the contents of a book. And that's where Jesse Jackson and others have it all wrong. MLK Jr. was interested in civil rights at the time and the black population which was certainly being oppressed, but if you listen to MLK Jr.'s speeches he was a christian, loving people, standing up against injustice, and preaching Jesus Christ the savior of man-kind, the only God through with salvation can be obtained.

Jesse Jackson is more interested in his pockets than Jesus or his own race. If there is a stereo type for black men, I'd say by looking at the statistics it isn't unwarranted. That saddens me. If MLK Jr. were to give a speech today, I believe it would be to repent, because there is no name on Heaven or on Earth through which men are saved but Jesus. And we are obviously in need of a savior for all men. And before there is a cultural change, before the stereo types can be done away with there.

MLK Jr. Gave a prophetic speech the day before he died, he prophesied his dead. I'll post a portion of it that isn't often referenced or talked about.

"Promise Land" April 3rd, 1968

"...We need all of you. And you know what's beautiful to me, is to see all of these ministers of the Gospel. It's a marvellous picture. Who is it that is supposed to articulate the longings and aspirations of the people more than the preacher? Somehow the preacher must be an Amos, and say, "Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream." Somehow, the preacher must say with Jesus, "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to deal with the problems of the poor." ..."