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Last year, my son and I attended a MLK Jr. celebration in a small town in Northern Virginia.

We were the only white faces at the Church!

I'm really sorry to hear that. I've also been one of the few white faces in a small Virginian church - First Baptist in Lexington Virginia. I've never felt more comfortable in my life. I've often wished I could move there and attend the church regularly. It just felt like home to me. Yeah, we were different colors, and it showed, but there was no hostility. That's not what Christianity's about. We're brothers and sisters and even though siblings squabble and do some awful things to each other, in the end, we are a family. I'm starting to sound like a sappy liberal, so I'll close out now!

Oh, don't get me wrong, our family has been to black churches in the area, and recieved nothing but kind, courteous and welcoming treatment! That is why we felt that there would be no problem in attending this MLK event. It was advertised as a public celebration in the newspaper.

But, I have the feeling that the crowd that attended this gathering, were not Christians celebrating King's life; but rather racists who wanted to use the day as an opportunity to spread their brand of hatred.