![]() ![]() King quotes, “Was not Jesus an extremist for love: ‘Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.’” (Matthew 5:43-44). ![]() King also uses one of Jesus’ quotes when he did his Sermon on the Mount. He refers himself to Paul because Paul was arrested for spreading Christianity, just as King was spreading his beliefs of equal civil rights. He also goes on to say, “Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid.” (King 164). King makes a reference of Apostle Paul leaving his village and carrying the gospel of Jesus to Greco-Roman. In his letter, King made several allusions and references to the Bible and historical events, along with several figures of speech to compare himself to those figures and events. They also say, “While in prison, he wrote a letter responding to local white religious leaders of several faiths, who had criticized his actions as ‘unwise and untimely.’” (Lunsford and Ruszkiewicz 163). The authors go on to assert that King was in Birmingham leading a huge protest against unfair hiring laws and practices, which ultimately got him arrested and put in jail. King is a huge advocate for nonviolent protests and speeches for the civil rights of African Americans. ![]()
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