Today we're celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. And for the first time in our family we're making it a true holiday, not just a long weekend. We make big celebrations of Thanksgiving, even though we have to sidestep the real history behind the day; we celebrate Christmas and Easter, yet we don't believe in God. What of the holidays we actually do believe in?
We believe in the message of Martin Luther King Jr. and from this year on we will celebrate it with the same fanfare we provide these other days: tradition, family dinner, friends, service to community, and dedication to civil rights in history and present.