{"id":303,"date":"2015-08-28T08:32:35","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T12:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationalpolygamyadvocate.com\/blog\/?p=303"},"modified":"2017-01-09T08:47:22","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T12:47:22","slug":"52-years-later-the-dream-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nationalpolygamyadvocate.com\/blog\/52-years-later-the-dream-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"52 Years Later, the Dream Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fifty-two years ago, on August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) gave his iconic speech, “I Have a Dream.”<\/em> <\/strong> Therein, he set forth the profound standard for which he dreamed, that a person “will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”<\/em><\/p>\n

That standard – that people should only be judged based on the content of their character – applies beyond the issues of race.<\/p>\n

In 2008, the United States elected our first African American President. Beyond disagreements of political views, the historical significance was not lost on unrelated consenting adult polygamists (UCAPs) at all. An op-ed was sent to the media explaining how – politics aside – that Historic Election Gave Hope to Polygamous Americans<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The article included the following statement and quote.<\/p>\n

National Polygamy Advocate, Mark Henkel, has long shared Martin Luther King\u2019s dream. Content of character is really what matters indeed. Henkel has said, \u201cI have a dream that one day a man will be judged, not based on the number of consenting-adult wives who willingly marry him, but, indeed, based only on the content of his character.\u201d For polygamous Americans, the dream continues.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When America was celebrating the 50-year anniversary of MLK’s speech on August 28, 2013, a meme-pic was created to reflect how UCAPs view it too. It included the above quote.<\/p>\n

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\nThis meme-pic is available to share on PINTETREST: The Dream Continues…<\/a><\/p>\n

Undoubtedly, even 52 years later, for families and supporters of unrelated consenting adult polygamy, the dream continues…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fifty-two years ago, on August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) gave his iconic speech, “I Have a Dream.”<\/p>\n

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