besides not believing in the virgin birth, MLKJ ruined black america. before his famous march on washington, black america was on the upswing following lincoln's emancipation proclamation. incomes were increasing. church attendance was always up, of course. place a population in the throes of slavery and where else will they turn? look at this:
Suits. They all wore suits. They wore suits to church. They went to church. I don't even go to church that often. I never wear a suit ... anywhere.
MLK ruined black america. why do i say that? whereas slavery is a despicable, disgusting, vile blight on the american conscience, nevertheless it had its purposes. God's work always does. God does not work in niceties and pleasantries, with easily discernible motives. he does not operate in the current vernacular of "blessedness." this is a myth popularized by charlatans eager to gain wealth by appealing to the common greed of the masses. God works in despair, in drudgery, in difficulty, and in pain. He uses these things to drive us to him, and in knowing him, we become blessed, primarily by his presence and also often by his material blessings that usually come through honest, hard-working character.
what did mlk do? he appealed no longer to the God who created him, but to government which once enslaved him. why? he refused to wait for God's work and instead sought immediate relief. possibly he even sought glory for himself, which he found like few have found. this glory came at the price of true glory, of character, of honesty and integrity, as a people who formerly trusted in Christ now trust in government, and this has become their ruin.
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