Moral Clarity
The war in Vietnam is but a symptom of a far deeper malady within the American spirit, and if we ignore this sobering reality, we will find ourselves organizing "clergy and laymen concerned" committees for the next generation. --Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from "Beyond Vietnam," an address delivered to the Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, at Riverside Church, 4 April 1967.
Dr. King's speech was chillingly prophetic. On March 20, 2005 at Riverside Church in NYC, clergy representing more than 50 denominations of Christians, Jews, Muslims, and so on, launched a new organization called Clergy and Laity Concerned About Iraq.
The full-text of Dr. King's speech is available online courtesy Stanford University. Substitute Iraq for Vietnam, terrorism for communism, and you've got a speech that's as relevant today as it was in '67. Worthy reading, both on its own merits, and for anyone sick-to-death of hearing how morally bankrupt the Left is.
