{"id":11738,"date":"2021-01-18T10:44:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T15:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=11738"},"modified":"2021-01-19T12:21:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T17:21:55","slug":"words-of-wisdom-from-mlk-alveda-king-bill-maher-and-russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2021\/01\/words-of-wisdom-from-mlk-alveda-king-bill-maher-and-russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny.html","title":{"rendered":"Words of wisdom from MLK, Alveda King, Bill Maher and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 01\/18\/21<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If I lived in China or even Russia, or any totalitarian country, maybe I could understand some of these illegal injunctions. Maybe I could understand the denial of certain basic First Amendment privileges, because they hadn\u2019t committed themselves to that over there.<\/em><\/p>\n

But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right.
\n<\/em>Rev. Martin Luther King speaking\u00a0 passionately in support of the First Amendment on April 3, 1968, the day before his assassination, in what turned out to be his final speech.<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n

America at the crossroads. <\/strong>As we celebrate Martin Luther King Day in 2021, I think we’d be wise to acknowledge his acknowledgment that the path to maintaining and, indeed, expanding civil rights is built on a foundation of free speech.<\/p>\n

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\nFifty years hence, Rev. King’s niece Alveda King continues his legacy by speaking out in favor of human rights from the womb to the tomb. She’s also hosting Alveda King’s House<\/em><\/a>, a new Fox Nation show. An offshoot of her book GG’s Home for the Holidays<\/i><\/a>, the program invites viewers in as she hosts friends and family at her home and prepares her favorite recipes. The show promises sides of provocative and soul-stirring conversation, as well as heaping helpings of inspiration, to go along with the sumptuous cuisine.<\/p>\n

Given what the country is going through right now, I had to take the opportunity to ask her about the current climate in America.<\/p>\n

JWK: Your cooking show is about taking diverse ingredients and creatively bringing them together. What’s your recipe for bringing together a divided nation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alveda King:<\/strong> The main ingredient for any successful recipe is Love tempered with forgiveness. Whether it be good food, harmonious relationships or solutions for world peace, we must come together and unify in love.<\/p>\n

Alveda also spoke with EWTN about her iconic uncle’s philosophy (which she shares) and how it speaks to our troubled generation.<\/p>\n