IS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WORTHY OF HONOR?
A valid question, though some might consider it to be disrespectful, considering what day it is. If we’re going to say that someone must be honored it is vitally important we specify whether that means: everything about that person, or just one particular thing. Considering the fact that most people aren’t too specific, it is generally assumed what we are honoring the man for is, namely, his contribution to civil rights. That I can get behind. He did many good things to advance the cause of civil rights during the racist Jim Crow era, and many of his ideas and practices worked to produce positive change in race relations in America. If we suggest honoring the man himself, we need to examine every facet of his life, which includes the many credible claims of sexual misconduct leveled against him, as well as the numerous heretical articles he published, in which h...