Although this is an election year, the near capacity crowd of 400 heard few overt political appeals. Instead, speakers questioned what King would think of these times if he were alive and called for changes in lives and attitudes instead of laws. We like it big. We like it large. He was living small to help somebody.
Evil is faceless.
It's also neighborhood-less. We can learn to live without shooting each other, slapping each other and cussing each other. Ford suggested that on next year's holiday, Monumental and other churches should organize volunteer programs to work on upgrading schools, senior citizen centers or housing developments. We all love talking . . .