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Obama and King's Dream
In his "I have a dream speech," Martin Luther King once called upon America to honor a still unfulfilled promise dating back to the founding of the American republic.
Rev. Dr. King spoke of a "check," a "promissory note" issued by the Founding Fathers: the declaration that "all men are created equal" and that they are endowed by their Creator with the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." With the scourge of slavery and with the denial of civil rights, America had never made good on that promise.
The election of an African-American to be president of the United States -- 232 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence -- is a historic milestone in the fulfilling of that promise.
As a country we still need to do more to live up to that promise. We should do more to ensure that the rights and dignity of all human beings, including the unborn, are respected. Yet this nation has made progress. At the beginning of this campaign some people might have wondered if the election of an African-American as president was possible. Barack Obama proved, yes, it is indeed possible.
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Thomas G. Bohlin
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November 5, 2008; 3:28 PM ET
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Posted by: dwickert51 | November 18, 2008 7:34 AM
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What is it about the religious and 'the unborn'. Why taint every conversation with your ignorant, superstitious bile. If your god is so caring for the unborn, why do so many pregnancies end in 'natural' termination? Why do you feel the need to project your religious intolerance on people that you don't know. Stay at home and pray for the end to abortion if you are so concerned about.
Posted by: 3finker | November 6, 2008 5:41 PM
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Then do more, instead of impeding the process.