Civil rights groups oppose King monument at Confederate site

[struggle4progress]

Doug Richards, WXIA-TV, Atlanta
8:53 p.m. EDT October 13, 2015

... The Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Atlanta and DeKalb branches of the NAACP said Tuesday that they oppose placing a tribute to King near the figures of three Confederate leaders engraved on the mountain outside Atlanta. Leaders of the organizations said they will meet Wednesday with Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to discuss the issue ... The head of the SCLC says that instead, he wants Confederate symbols gone from Stone Mountain ... "I don't think it should be at Stone Mountain. We are in support of all symbols of the Confederacy to be removed throughout this country" ...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/13/civil-rights-groups-oppose-king-monument-confederate-site/73899896/

[Snobblevitch]

1. I certainly understand why some people would be opposed

to a monument to the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. at the site honoring confederate icons.

My question is to athiest DUers. As an athiest, how do do honor a reverend when his religious beliefs are diametrically opposed to your own?

Would you use the term 'sky fairies' to his face if given the opportunity to meet Reverend King?

[kwassa]

2. Don't derail this thread. You are completely off-topic.

[Snobblevitch]

4. Why am I off topic?

I have seen many topics where athieststs have taken control if the discussion. Do these same people disagree with Dr. King?

[kwassa]

3. I actually agree with the SCLC and NAACP

though removing those figures on the mountainside is probably politically impossible.

[davidn3600]

5. I don't support destroying artwork or monuments

We are not ISIS.

If you dont like something, create something new to show how society has changed.

You can't erase the past.

[Quackers]

6. ^^^THIS^^^

Like it or not, it's a part of history.