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The Power of an Idea

By David W. Shelton | June 11, 2006 | Print This Post

 

Speech given to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Clarksville – June 11, 2006

“I have an idea.”

We are living in an historic time. Never before has there been such a vibrant discussion of equality for all people that really has been truly changing hearts.

It’s inspiring, really. People’s minds are being changed. They’re hearing positive examples of liberal ideology.

But are we really making a difference?

We are the enlightened. We understand the plight of the suffering, the downtrodden, and the marginalized.

We understand what it’s like to be ostracized, picked on, and demonized.

So what do we do?

Far too often, we go into the closet. «Read the rest of this article»

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This is my ribbon rant

By Tom Paine | June 11, 2006 | Print This Post

 

This is my ribbon rant.

You know, those yellow “support our troops” ribbons plastered on the ass-end of just about every SUV you drive behind.

Don’t get me wrong, I agree with the sentiment of the ribbons: “Support our troops”. What makes me mad about the ribbons is that most people who decorate their SUVs with those ribbons have given little, if any thought to what “supporting the troops” means. «Read the rest of this article»

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