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Alveda King: Niece Of Dr. Martin Luther King Speaks About Family And Their Values
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BY KENYA WOODARD Sentinel Feature Writer
ST. PETERSBURG – Alveda King, the niece of civil rights leader Rev. Mar- tin Luther King, Jr., deliv- ered stories of family and faith sprinkled with a little humor as the keynote speaker at the Christian Women of Influence Luncheon.
Ms. King, the daughter of Martin’s younger brother, A. D. King, touched on many topics during her speech in- cluding the support of prayer in schools and belief in mar- riage between one man and one woman.
Ms. King began her ad- dress at Thursday’s event – sponsored by WTBN AM 570 & 910 – with a video that fea- tured photos of her family, in- cluding her famous uncle and his wife, Coretta Scott King.
An evangelist and founder of Alveda King Ministries, Ms. King said the resolution to the troubles of the world today is “always going to be the agape love of Christ.”
It’s the same message that Uncle Martin delivered again and again as he fought for civil rights, she said.
“He said that God is love,” she said. “And that is going to be the answer to the chal- lenges that every woman and gentleman has in this room.”
The 65-year-old also told the sold-out audience at the Hilton Carillon Park about her “slips and slides” before she
was “born again” in 1983, in- cluding two abortions. A fierce pro-life advocate, Ms. King said she now believes in de- fending life from conception until death.
“God forgave me,” she said. “I will see my children in heaven.”
Now that she’s older, Ms. King said she’s also speaking out against euthanasia of the elderly.
“Euthanasia is bad,” she said. “So if you see me walking a little slow, don’t euthanize me!”
Ms. King, an Atlanta na- tive who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983, said her position on many of the above issues is deeply rooted in her
upbringing. Both her father and uncle and her grandfa- ther, Martin, Sr. were minis- ters.
The author of “King Rules: Ten Truths For You, Your Family, and Our Nation to Prosper” shared the King family’s standards, including making home a priority, serv- ing your family, and getting a good education.
Other rules include work- ing for peace and to fight for justice “in a peaceful non-vio- lent way,” she said.
Tampa resident Pamala McCoy, said Ms. King’s speech and video taught her more about the King family. “It was phenomenal,” she said. “It felt personal. It felt close and intimate.”
Alveda King, niece of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was guest speaker for the Christian Women of Influence Luncheon in St. Pe- tersburg.
Early Voting Sites For Presidential Preference Primary Election
Registered voters can cast ballots at any of the following locations during the early voting pe- riod. Early voting began on Monday, February 29th, and ends on Sunday, March 13th.
Voters may also cast ballots at any of the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections offices during normal business hours.
The Early Voting sites in the community are open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Those locations are:
Bloomingdale Public Library, 1906 Bloomingdale Avenue, Valrico;
C. Blythe Andrews, Jr., Public Library, 2607 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.; Fred B. Karl County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd. 26th Floor;
Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library, 3910 S. Manhattan Avenue;
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Avenue;
New Tampa Regional Library, 10001 Cross Creek Blvd.;
North Tampa Branch Library, 8916 North Blvd.;
Plant City, Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon Street, Plant City; Riverview Branch Library, 10509 Riverview Drive, Riverview;
Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center, 2514 N. Falkenburg, Rd.;
SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin;
Temple Terrace Public Library, 207 Bullard Parkway, Temple Terrace;
Town N’ Country Regional Library, 7606 Paula Drive, Tampa;
Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library, 11211 Countryway Blvd., Tampa; and West Tampa Branch Library, 2312 W. Union Street.
Voters will be required to provide one or two forms of identification. Acceptable identification
includes: a Florida Driver's License; Florida ID Card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; U. S. Passport; Debit or Credit Card; Military ID; Student ID; Retirement Center ID; Neighborhood Association ID; or Public Assistance ID.
His Sexuality
Lord, bless my husband’s sexuality and make it an area of great fulfillment for him. I pray that we make time for one another, communicate our true feelings openly, and remain sensitive to what each other needs. Keep us sexually pure in mind and body, and close the door to anything lustful or illicit that seeks to encroach upon us. Deliver us from the bondage of past mistakes. Remove completely the effect of any sexual experience in thought or deed that has ever happened to us outside of our relationship. Purify us by the power of Your Spirit.
Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual im- morality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; there- fore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 CORINTHIANS 6:18-20
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