There is nothing more worse than Greed.
reports:AJCNews:
By Bernice King
Special to the AJC
On January 20, as we observed my father's 85th birthday and The King Holiday, my brothers, Dexter Scott King and Martin Luther King, III,
notified me that they want to sell to a private buyer our father's most
prized possessions, his Nobel Peace Prize Medal and his personal Bible
which was used by President Barak Obama as he was sworn in for his
second term in office and subsequently signed by him. I am absolutely
opposed to the selling of these extremely sacred items and I expressed
my opposition to my brothers. Although these items have been under my
care and custody for the past few years, they have remained in a safe
and secure location since my father's assassination, and my mother's
death in 2006. After I refused to immediately transfer these items to
another location at their request, consequently on January 31 my
brothers through The Estate of Martin L. King, Jr., Inc filed a lawsuit {Civil Action No. 2014cv241929} to force me to turn these items over for the express purpose of selling them. In my opinion, there is no justification for selling either of these sacred items. They are priceless and should never be exchanged for money in the marketplace.
While
I love my brothers dearly, this latest decision by them is extremely
troubling. Not only am I appalled and utterly ashamed, I am frankly
disappointed that they would even entertain the thought of selling these
precious items. It reveals a desperation beyond comprehension. As Mark
8:36 teaches, "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and
forfeit his soul?" Our Father MUST be turning in his grave.
As
a minister of the Gospel, the thought of selling my daddy’s Bible
troubles my mind, vexes my spirit and weighs on my soul. The thought of
profiting from the sale of the Peace Prize Medal, which my father
accepted 50 years ago this year on behalf of the greatest demonstration
of peace this nation has ever seen, is spiritually violent,
unconscionable, historically negligent, and outright morally
reprehensible. This is especially true in light of the fact that my
father gave away every dime of the Nobel award money to support the
civil rights movement. READ MORE
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