hennyproud:

50 years ago today on April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave what would be known as his final speech titled, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” stating towards the end:

“I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead but it really doesn’t matter with me now because I’ve been to the mountaintop…I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. So I’m happy tonight, I’m not worried about anything, I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!”

The very next day on April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated.

americasgreatoutdoors:

On the evening of April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke about how proud he was to be alive during the Civil Rights movement. Even though his dream of freedom and justice for all had not yet been achieved, Dr. King knew that someday, “we will get to the promised land.” The next evening, 50 years ago today, Dr. King was on his way to another speech when he was struck down by an assassin’s bullet. Though his life was over, his legacy lives on. You can learn more about Dr. King at Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Georgia, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in Alabama and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. Photo of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., by the National Park Service.

phoenixwrites:

I’m always torn by my love for Jesus Christ Superstar AND MY ABSOLUTE HATRED OF THE BELIEF THAT MARY MAGDALENE WAS A PROSTITUTE.

SHE.  WAS.  NOT.  A.  PROSTITUTE.  

STOP SAYING THIS WRONG THING.  

You’re absolutely right; nowhere in any of the four gospels does it mention this. All we know about Mary Magdalene (besides the fact that she came from the Galilean town of Magdala) was that Jesus healed her by driving out 7 demons that were tormenting her.  That’s it.  We don’t know anything about her family life or background, but she became a follower–a close follower as well, after Jesus healed her.

She’s the ONLY WOMAN mentioned by name at both Jesus’ crucifixion *and* his resurrection (other women are mentioned of course, but not all of them appear in all four gospels; Mary Magdalene is the only one who does).

Sadly, this misunderstanding where people confuse/label her as a prostitute is down to 2 reasons, I believe:

1) she’s lumped together with other women Jesus encountered (the woman caught in adultery, the woman who anointed his feet, the woman at the well, etc.)  This is sadly a continuation of lumping a “named-woman” from the bible with one of the MANY “unnamed women” which is completely unfair to those unnamed women

2) the second reason, I think, is sadly, an attempt to “discredit” Mary Magdalene’s importance as a follower of Jesus. More or less, it’s a form of slut-shaming put on by men of the early church who couldn’t handle the idea that Jesus (who I will argue till I’m blue in the face was absolutely a feminist) saw this woman as an equal to his male disciples, and by people who wanted to make something “salacious” about his relationship with her. While the idea of Jesus having a romantic attachment to another person doesn’t bother me or dampen my faith, at the same time, I cringe at the Dan Brown’s of this world who also do a disservice to Mary Magdalene by saying “the only reason Jesus would want this woman in his inner circle is because he was sexually involved with her”

cassiemortmain:

Looking down on the eagle’s back

A new Sybil x Tom one-shot, inspired by the Rock the AU theme for January (very late, sorry) – ‘forced to share a bed’.  Happy Easter, fandom!

Sybil and Tom are both members of the university hiking club.  When they take off on a weekend trip to the Lake District in the north west corner of England, sparks fly…

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Who organised this whole trip? Who… well, whatever it was, it was me. And then he swans in at the last minute and… bloody Tom Branson…

She’s the one who has come up with the original plan. A day’s hike up Skiddaw before retiring to the cottage near Keswick for a communally prepared dinner, followed by a well-earned early night.

But no, Tom has other ideas! He suggests an easy half day stroll up Catbells, followed by a visit to the aptly named Salutation Inn, where they can spend the rest of the afternoon and evening drinking, eating and having fun before rolling back to the cottage at God knows what time.

She decides to go ahead with her idea on her own, regardless of what the rest of them want to do.

It’s meant to be the hiking club, not the pissing about club!

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