Enjoy Martin Luther King Jr. Day (as perhaps a break from work), and take a moment to think about the ways in which love, acceptance, and social change happen in your life. Below is an excerpt from an article on Dr. King and Catholic Social Teaching, with a unique challenge to modern Americans.
"The hope that inspires King’s philosophy and Catholic social teaching, and the rich, sophisticated understanding of freedom and justice expressed in each, could not contrast more sharply with the right-wing radicalism that has flourished since President Obama’s election in 2008. The Tea Party movement, shaped by radical individualism, social Darwinism, and a narrow, utopian understanding of liberty, is filled with doomsday prophets predicting the imminent destruction of American freedom at the hands of President Obama. This movement offers conspiracies and paranoia, anti-government crusades, and the promise of an increased consolidation of wealth among multimillionaires and billionaires. The defenders of human dignity inspired by King and Catholic teaching must join together to ensure that these forces will not destroy the great accomplishments of the 20th century and ignore the government’s responsibility to promote human flourishing."
Amen.
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