And what exactly does it mean for your hero who is worthy of your celebration not only in accomplishment but as a man to have “not a liberal bone in his body”?

Ross Clark - what were his profound flaws and profoundly flawed theology? Are you implying that because Jesus’ true disciples kept quiet during the civil rights movement at the beckoning of the self-righteous religious leaders that Dr. King was a stone - as opposed to a human being, muchless disciple - that cried out? What exactly did come to your mind in that comment?

In light of your accusations of heresy, which part of the definition of “fundamentalism” would you two not see yourself as?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fundamentalist

If I understand correctly, Dr. King had a flawed theology of earning salvation; therefore, while his “message” regarding civil rights may not simply be disregarded, and indeed his accomplishments may even be celebrated, he is not worthy of celebration as a person, nor is he credible as a minister of the gospel.

And does anyone else find the similarity of David Chappell cited in the post and the racial commentary of Dave Chapelle funny?

Thank you for answering, and for not putting me in that category of those who would discredit the civil rights work he did. I dont discredit his civil rights work, but his theology was seriously flawed; heretically flawed. But, I still rejoice in the civil rights work that MLK did.

David

Are you calling me a fundamentalist? Or, are you making some general comment about some fundamentalist out there somewhere?

Secondly, his flawed theology was preaching a false gospel; ie a works salvation and liberation theology. Dont you think that’s something that needs to be pointed out, whenever some people idolize MLK, and could be influenced by his teaching?

Thirdly, I do agree with Dr. Moore’s post, and I celebrate all the accomplishments of MLK and others of that era in the area of race relations. I’m glad that our country is a better country today, because of what they did back then.

David

Are you calling me a fundamentalist? Or, are you just making a general statement about some fundamentalist out there somewhere?

Secondly, there’s a huge difference in flawed theology and preaching a false Gospel. Wouldnt you agree?

Thirdly, and I emphasize, I do celebrate the accomplishments of MLK, and I agree with what Dr. Moore wrote in this post.

David

I don’t vote party lines and am in fact fed up with the two-party system in America. On this issue, I do warn my Democratic friends who vote that way mainly for racial equality issues to be careful: radical progressives still support eugenics and population control of “undesirables” which have historically referred to poor people and minorities. See Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s interview with NY Times Magazine’s Emily Bazelon.

In short, Dr. King leaves a mixed legacy, and if all one does to honor him is vote Democrat and support ACORN or SEIU, I’d say that person has missed the point of a great man’s legacy.

But, even though I celebrate that racism has been killed in conservative Christianity, and I rejoice in all the good things that MLK did for our country in racial issues; I cannot get beyond his theology. He was a minister, and he claimded to be a minister of the Gospel. Yet, I heard him say…on TV…during an interview, that men earned thier own salvation by living for a good cause, or even dying for a good cause…like Jesus did. He preached a works salvation, and he was into liberation theology.

So, I find it very hard to celebrate the man. I do celebrate the good he did for our country.

BTW, I also have a friend, Ed Campbell, who was a Minister in Philadelphia, MS when something very historic took place. In fact, his neighbor was one of the men, who murdered the civil rights workers back in that day. Ed lived thru that, and desegregation. In fact, he helped the school to transition to “mixing the races.” He had a Deacon threaten to do him bodily harm. The Deacon, and a few more, threatened to have him fired. Ed had death threats made on him for the stand he took. He is a friend and a hero of mine. He’s a man of grit and faith. He’s as conservative as they come, as well. There’s not a liberal bone in his body. May God give us all the grit and faith of Ed Campbell.

David