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Thursday, January 7, 2021

At the End of the Day

The Waning Days of a Mob Boss President

(Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Protestors Breach Capitol Building (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

“At the end of the day…” How often have we heard that phrase? At the end of the day, justice will be served. At the end of the day, truth will prevail. Yesterday, we saw that at the end of the day, Joe Biden was certified as President-elect and will become the nation’s 46th President.

Today we see in the waning days of America’s mob boss president that at the end of the day, Mulvaney and other White House officials have resigned, no longer able to serve such a boss. At the end of the day, Attorney General William Barr has finally denounced the actions of our mob boss president (aka Individual Number One in the legal case against his personal shady attorney, Michael Cohen). In some cases, it seems more like rats leaving the ship than conscience prevailing. 

We can take heart that at the end of the day, we saw treasonous mob action resolved and our Congress reconvened to carry out the certification of the will of the people in a free, fair, and lawful election. So often, preserving our republic comes down to the end of the day. For our republic to thrive, however, we long for that bright new day. We must not grow weary, because at the end of the day, it is a bright new day that gives us hope.


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Sunday, January 20, 2019

I Have a Dream (Full speech) by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tomorrow, the nation celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. Here in Birmingham, Alabama, we will have our annual Unity Breakfast downtown. there will also be a number of hands on service projects throughout the city on that day.

We have all heard snippets of King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech, but it is important to stop and listen to the entire speech from time to time. Today, as we hope for some glimpses of the better angels of our nature, here is the speech delivered in its entirety by Dr. Martin Luther King in 1963. It takes about 17 minutes to view.





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