MLK Memorial - Made in China

[SparrowHawk]

Is he known for being a minister or for being an outspoken advocate of equal rights?

I am not surprised that you are surprised.

Thank you for the lesson in how to think like a Progressive.

"I'm an atheist, but it's OK to put a memorial on the Washington Mall because I believe in what he was trying to accomplish as a Minister and leader of the Civil Rights Movement."

MLK is honored because as a man of God he knew morally that he HAD to take a stand even if it meant his life. MLK was a flawed man who accomplished a far greater good then most who have inhabited this earth before, during & after his life. I hold him the same regard as I do the Founding Fathers. I hold Malcolm X in high regard as well. They were the Batman & Robin if you will of their time. No surprise here they were killed.


Hypocrisy thy name is Progressive

 

[southwind]

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But some critics have asked a pretty basic question: Was there no American sculptor, especially an African-American sculptor, who was capable of sculpting a statue of Dr. King?

Apparently not, at least according to the people who did the selection. What’s more, even though hundreds of thousands of experienced - - and unionized - - American construction workers are currently unemployed, did we really need to bring in workers from China to put the sculpture together?

Yes, Edward Jackson Jr., the executive architect of the project, recently told Courtland Milloy of the Washington Post. “Not only did we need an artist, we needed someone with the means and methods of putting those large stones together,” Jackson said. “We don’t do this in America. We don’t handle stones of this size.”




Had me until the word, " Unionized " appeared. Apparently , American "Non-Unionized" workers do not matter !

Blah,blah,blah, the union label, blah,blah,blah...............

 

[Ms Tree]

Wiki Version

MLK lead his Ministry and Christian Followers. Without his 'FAITH', he never would be anything.
Get a clue.

-Edited By Me...

Sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Read a few.

Thank you for the lesson in how to think like a Progressive.

"I'm an atheist, but it's OK to put a memorial on the Washington Mall because I believe in what he was trying to accomplish as a Minister and leader of the Civil Rights Movement."

MLK is honored because as a man of God he knew morally that he HAD to take a stand even if it meant his life. MLK was a flawed man who accomplished a far greater good then most who have inhabited this earth before, during & after his life. I hold him the same regard as I do the Founding Fathers. I hold Malcolm X in high regard as well. They were the Batman & Robin if you will of their time. No surprise here they were killed.


Hypocrisy thy name is Progressive

You two will do anything to try and make your religion relevant.

You can ask most people who MLK was and they will say that he was a civil rights leader. I would venture to say that most do not even know he was a minister. Secondly, the fact that he was a minister does not and should not preclude him for being commemorated for what he did in regards to the civil rights movement. He is not be commemorated for his actions as a minister but as someone who fought for equal rights for American citizens.

Hypocrisy, your name is religious whack job zealots.

 

[SparrowHawk]

You two will do anything to try and make your religion relevant.

You can ask most people who MLK was and they will say that he was a civil rights leader. I would venture to say that most do not even know he was a minister. Secondly, the fact that he was a minister does not and should not preclude him for being commemorated for what he did in regards to the civil rights movement. He is not be commemorated for his actions as a minister but as someone who fought for equal rights for American citizens.

Hypocrisy, your name is religious whack job zealots.

You don't think the Dr in his title meant he delivered babies like Dr Paul now do you? For the uneducated here, King then began doctoral studies in systematic theology at Boston University and received his Doctor of Philosophy on June 5, 1955.

So regardless, he was a man of God from his beginnings in AL to his untimely death. His Morals, Values and Ethics instilled in him due to his beliefs as a man of God forced him to take action. One can only ponder what kind of society we would live in today if a Man of God had not stepped forward.

 

[delldude]

You two will do anything to try and make your religion relevant.

You can ask most people who MLK was and they will say that he was a civil rights leader. I would venture to say that most do not even know he was a minister. Secondly, the fact that he was a minister does not and should not preclude him for being commemorated for what he did in regards to the civil rights movement. He is not be commemorated for his actions as a minister but as someone who fought for equal rights for American citizens.

Hypocrisy, your name is religious whack job zealots.

Praise Jesus Brother

 

[Ms Tree]

Yippy. He was a minister and had a doctorate. He is not known for that. His notoriety is from his work as a advocate for equal rights. None of those things should preclude him from being honored. As an atheist, I do not hold his religious beliefs against him.

 

[tech2101]

You can think what you think, I can think what I think. Opinions are just that.
I am surprised that you and your atheist minions have not protested having a memorial of a Baptist Minister in the Washington Mall.

When did I say I was an atheist?

I said it was a sad tribute to the King foundation and not America because America did not make the choice to outsource the job, the King family did.

 

[SparrowHawk]

When did say I was an atheist?

I said it was a sad tribute to the King foundation and not America because America did not make the choice to outsource the job, the King family did.

The King Family apparently looking around for the best deal they can find. Is it China's fault that they can deliver a product or service cheaper? Taxation and regulation have made the US uncompetitive in many world markets. The family and their Foundation did what any fiscally prudent foundation would do. The sought the best work at the lowest price, It's called free market economics.

 

[tech2101]

The King Family apparently looking around for the best deal they can find. Is it China's fault that they can deliver a product or service cheaper? Taxation and regulation have made the US uncompetitive in many world markets. The family and their Foundation did what any fiscally prudent foundation would do. The sought the best work at the lowest price, It's called free market economics.

So using your singular logic we should use the cheapest labor possible no matter what the project. Maybe we should have used North Vietnamese to build the Vietnam War Memorial?

 

[777 fixer]

At the big event in Wisconsin and several other areas, it seems such as you say, many of his views and words have been twisted inside out by the extreme radical left. I wonder if anyone told them he was republican conservative.

He was in Memphis to support a strike by sanitation workers. Most conservative republicans probably would not do that.

 

[777 fixer]

The King Family apparently looking around for the best deal they can find. Is it China's fault that they can deliver a product or service cheaper? Taxation and regulation have made the US uncompetitive in many world markets. The family and their Foundation did what any fiscally prudent foundation would do. The sought the best work at the lowest price, It's called free market economics.

AndMLK is probably rolling over in his grave considering that if there ever were a CHinese version of him he would have disappeared into China's labor camps never to be heard from again.

 

[whatkindoffreshhell]

The winning architect for the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial was chosen via a blind selection process. Maya Lin.


I am so very sick nowadays of some people thinking they are entitled to something (usually free) just because they belong to a certain group.

 

[eolesen]

Anyone who thinks that Kink's role as a theologian is just coincidence has to be an absolute idiot and ignorant of the movement's history.

Without churches, the civil rights movement wouldn't have happened as it did.

The black churches are where people met, where they got information, and frankly, where they got their inspiration. The church was the one place they knew they were free of the white mans' control and influence.

And yes, the white churches did their part as well on the right side of the movement. There were some individuals who worked against it using the cloak of religion as defense, but they're just as much of an exception as are suicide bombers doing so in the name of Allah.

 

[Ms Tree]

The King Family apparently looking around for the best deal they can find. Is it China's fault that they can deliver a product or service cheaper? Taxation and regulation have made the US uncompetitive in many world markets. The family and their Foundation did what any fiscally prudent foundation would do. The sought the best work at the lowest price, It's called free market economics.

OH poppy cock. Our standard of living is what has made us uncompetitive. A laborer in SE Asia or China can make a living (not a good one mind you) at a few dollars a day. A US laborer cannot.

 

[Ms Tree]

Anyone who thinks that Kink's role as a theologian is just coincidence has to be an absolute idiot and ignorant of the movement's history.

Without churches, the civil rights movement wouldn't have happened as it did.

The black churches are where people met, where they got information, and frankly, where they got their inspiration. The church was the one place they knew they were free of the white mans' control and influence.

And yes, the white churches did their part as well on the right side of the movement. There were some individuals who worked against it using the cloak of religion as defense, but they're just as much of an exception as are suicide bombers doing so in the name of Allah.

There is about as much support for that theory as there is for the contention that morality cannot exist out side of religion. Had the churches not existed at the time, there is no proof to say that the organization could not have taken place else where.

There is also the problem that religion was used to justify the enslavement of the black man since they were inferior. Religion was also used as a justification to take over lands (divine destiny). And lest we forget the Native Americans of this country.

Mahatma Gandhi was able to win independence for India without being a theologian and fairly independent of religion.