{"id":6591,"date":"2011-08-26T13:05:34","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T17:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=6591"},"modified":"2011-08-26T13:05:34","modified_gmt":"2011-08-26T17:05:34","slug":"washington-post-martin-luther-king-had-a-profound-impact-on-christian-conservatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/08\/washington-post-martin-luther-king-had-a-profound-impact-on-christian-conservatives","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post: Martin Luther King had a profound impact on Christian conservatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the unveiling of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial in Washington this week, it\u2019s important to take a moment to understand the profound impact Dr. King has on the Christian conservative movement, writes Jordan Sekulow in the <em>Washington Post<\/em>&#8216;s On Faith section.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one can question Dr. King\u2019s commitment to fighting for the rights of the individual,&#8221; notes Sekulow. &#8220;His efforts are well documented in his quest to secure racial equality, to speak for those who did not have a voice. That\u2019s the cornerstone of his legacy.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It is the way he went about his work that is so inspiring. Controversial? Yes. Unorthodox? Yes. Effective? Definitely.<\/p>\n<p>When the Sekulow family moved to Atlanta some years ago, we saw first-hand the impact of his life and spent many hours at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/aclj.org\/us-constitution\/mlk-impact-conservative-christians\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the unveiling of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial in Washington this week, it\u2019s important to take a moment to understand the profound impact Dr. King has on the Christian conservative movement, writes Jordan Sekulow in the Washington Post&#8216;s On Faith section. &#8220;No one can question Dr. King\u2019s commitment to fighting for 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