MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ON SCHOOL PRAYER
Playboy: One of the most controversial issues of the past year, apart from civil rights, was the question of school prayer, which has been ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. Governor Wallace, among others, has denounced the decision. How do you feel about it?
King: I endorse it. I think it was correct. Contrary to what many have said, it sought to outlaw neither prayer nor belief in God. In a pluralistic society such as ours, who is to determine what prayer shall be spoken, and by whom? Legally, constitutionally or otherwise, the state certainly has no such right. I am strongly opposed to the efforts that have been made to nullify the decision. They have been motivated, I think, by little more than the wish to embarrass the Supreme Court. When I saw Brother Wallace going up to Washington to testify against the decision at the Congressional hearings, it only strengthened my conviction that the decision was right.
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Posted on January 16, 2012, in A Light, Martin Luther King Jr and tagged martin luther king school prayer civil rights. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Good quote. This should sent out to those who MLK would’ve been in favor some of the religious wingnut activity we’ve got going on now.