Thursday, January 24, 2013

like anyone else



our work not complete
our journey not finished
still climbing, marching
until all are equal
until all are valued
able to earn a living
until all are equal
in how they love
like anyone else
not some special status
all that others are asked
if we will but listen
equal under the law
in the eyes of God
equal in our nation
with freedom for all



January 24, 2013
sermon by Adam Hamilton
Compassion, Vision and Perseverance: Lessons from Moses
and NPR story he references:
Rev. Kyles Remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.
at Inaugural Prayer Service (beginning at about 1:16:45)
January 21, 2013
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
and his final speech before his assassination
and Inauguration of the President
Barack Hussein Obama
Invocation
by Myrlie Evers-Williams
Inaugural Address
&
quote in the speech, “"Our journey is not complete until our
gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law"
&
&
several poems written in 2009
on the juxtaposition of the
80th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and the inauguration of Barack Obama
as President of the United States of America



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