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King is a 'magical thinker' with a weakness for hyperbolizing issues.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveda_King

Views and activism[edit]

Pro-life activism[edit]

King is a pro-life activist. She had two abortions before adopting pro-life views following the birth of one of her children and her becoming a born-again Christian in 1983.[23] King frames the issue as one of racial discrimination;[24] she has referred to abortion as "womb-lynching"[23] and accused Planned Parenthood of profiting from "aborting black babies." [25]

King is director of the activist group Civil Rights for the Unborn and is director of Priests for Life's African American outreach.[25] In 1996 she denounced her aunt Coretta Scott King for her support for abortion rights.[26] Angela D. Dillard classifies King as among most prominent black figures in the American religious right.[27]

In 1994, according to Fox News, Alveda King has "long argued" that Dr. King was a Republican;[28] she later wrote that she regretted the statement, writing "I said that without having all the facts" and noting that King in fact was neither a Democrat or a Republican.[29]

After civil rights leader Rosa Parks died in 2005, Alveda King called Parks an inspiration for the pro-life cause, likening the injustice of racial segregation to abortion.[30]

Some mental gymnastics right there that should earn King a 'Biel' for its breathtaking nature.

2010 "Restoring Honor" rally[edit]

King spoke at Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally at the Lincoln Memorial in August 2010.[31][32] ABC News reported that in King's speech, she hoped that "white privilege will become human privilege and that America will soon repent of the sin of racism and return itself to honor."[26]

Opposition to same-sex marriage[edit]

King has spoken out against same-sex marriage. In 2010 she equated same-sex marriage to genocide at a rally in Atlanta, saying, "We don't want genocide. We don't want to destroy the sacred institution of marriage."[26] In a 2015 essay, she wrote that "life is a human and civil right, so is procreative marriage. . . . We must now go back to the beginning, starting with Genesis, and teach about God's plan for marriage."[33]

Personal life[edit]

King has been married and divorced three times. Her first marriage was to Eddie Clifford Beal, her second to Jerry Ellis, and her third to Israel Tookes. She has six children.[11]

Presidential politics[edit]

In 1984, King supported the Reverend Jesse Jackson for president.[15]

In 2012, King was a supporter of Herman Cain for president and defended him from sexual harassment claims, saying, "A woman knows a skirt-chaser" and "Herman Cain is no skirt-chaser."[20] She co-founded Women for Cain.[21]

King voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, stating, "I pray that all polar opposites learn to Agape Love, live, and work together as brothers and sisters—or perish as fools. While I voted for Mr. Trump, my confidence remains in God, for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Prayers for president-elect Trump, Congressman Lewis, and everyone including leaders."[22]