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Suspicious_Gazelle18 t1_j29ia2l wrote

Reply to comment by Maschinenwaffeleisen in TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual

The original Martin Luther isn’t necessarily someone we like… unless you’re Lutheran I suppose. He’s just a historical figure. How is going “oh interesting that MLK was named after him” glorifying the dude?

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Maschinenwaffeleisen t1_j2a3psb wrote

I should have made myself clearer. My comment was directed at the people downvoting criticism of Luther and absolving him of his bad influence because of the time he lived in.

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