that racial segregation was "sinfulness," "morally wrong" and contrary to "the law of God?" And that people had "God-given rights?"
Was he improperly mixing religion and politics?
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2007-02-27 03:01:30 · 10 answers · asked by American citizen and taxpayer 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
He was trying to get the laws changed. I'm glad he did, of course!
But if he wasn't mixing the two - something that some here have a real problem with - then how would a clergyman opposing same-sex marriage or legalized abortion be "breaching the wall of separation?"
2007-02-27 03:08:00 · update #1
Religion and politics has always been mixed. Our money system has in God we trust written on it. When the president gives a speach he acknowledges God and gives his prayers.
2007-02-27 03:11:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well as seeing as MLK was not an elected official and was an ordained minister, I would say that he was perfectly within his rights to rightfully characterize the segregationist policies of the time.
If you look back in American history, you will see how things like slavery, segregation was justified by politicians and by society in general by mischaracterizing the Bible.
http://www.wcofc.org/contemporary_issues.htm
MLK merely exposed that rationale for the idiocy that it was.
Edit: I understand what you are trying to ask -- he was a man of God, yet he was inserting himself into the political arena, and what do people like me who advocate the separation of church and state have to say about that -- I think that if we had left the church out of the debate, the segregationists policies of the time would not have endured for as long as they had. The politicians themselves would use the Bible as a defense of these policies, but if you took that away, they would have to justify this unamerican act on its own merit. I believe that MLK was playing by the same rules as the politicians to right a wrong. I DO advocate a separation of church and state so that we can avoid enacting ignorant laws on the basis of what SOME people believe.
2007-02-27 03:10:53 · answer #2 · answered by CelticPixie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Martin Luther King tried to be a man of god but he was thrust into politics because of the needs of the black Americans at that time.
Without entering politics he couldn't have accomplished anything meaningful and therefore couldn't have helped anyone..no matter what there race was.
2007-02-27 03:12:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Martin Luther King was a Reverend, a man of God. He was not an elected politician. So no, he was not improperly mixing religion and politics.
2007-02-27 03:06:25 · answer #4 · answered by Crystal Blue Persuasion 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dr. King was not a politician, therefore he couldn't mix religion and politics.
He was a Baptist minister; one that changed our country for the better. Many of his ideals have been put in place but there is still much to be done.
2007-02-27 04:54:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no...he was talking common sense...unfortunately, a lot of people took that to mean that meant minorities somehow had more rights than the average joe...
2007-02-27 03:06:00 · answer #6 · answered by badjanssen 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says we are to love one another. I think that's what it means.
2007-02-27 03:08:06 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa J 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
MLK wasn't a politician.
2007-02-27 03:05:41 · answer #8 · answered by Rob D 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No, he was stating how you should love your neighbor, no matter what color they are. For example, I love my purple neighbor who has pink spots.
2007-02-27 03:04:41 · answer #9 · answered by Daniel-san 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No.
2007-02-27 03:05:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋