tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post112922201741750538..comments2024-03-21T03:45:48.679-05:00Comments on Enter the Rainbow: What Can You Say? Part 3 – “Those who … speak the truth from their heart”Andy B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05944614269873479581noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-1129574500791909272005-10-17T13:41:00.000-05:002005-10-17T13:41:00.000-05:00Hey bro, it's little bro, I wonder if anyone has e...Hey bro, it's little bro, I wonder if anyone has ever thought that aborting all the white babies would make crime go down too! I say again, these people need an island where Pat Robertson and Bennet and all the rest can just run free and not hurt anyone anymore.<BR/><BR/>~BradBradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427946383017171929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-1129563539017936242005-10-17T10:38:00.000-05:002005-10-17T10:38:00.000-05:00You know that I, Rigoberta Menchu was a forgery, r...You know that <I>I, Rigoberta Menchu</I> was a forgery, right?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-1129301184183838802005-10-14T09:46:00.000-05:002005-10-14T09:46:00.000-05:00We talk all of the time about people who come to c...We talk all of the time about people who come to church, or give money to the church, but they don't have a relationship with the church. You're right on about getting involved...whatever your position or condition in life. To qoute another cliche..."Do what you can with what you have."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-1129241582508371252005-10-13T17:13:00.000-05:002005-10-13T17:13:00.000-05:00Anonymous homosexual piping up here:Also agreeing ...Anonymous homosexual piping up here:<BR/><BR/>Also agreeing with your conclusion, and the comments, and adding, "If we're only roughly 10% (or whatever the most recent figure is) of the populace, how can we get any justice if only we 10% of the populace are fighting for it?"<BR/><BR/>Not that there's much stock in percentages.<BR/><BR/>Plus, we're apparently easy to dismiss, 10% or not. A heterosexual friend (I had to meet a quota) once said what the homosexual community needs is a good vocal heterosexual out there speaking up for them. I agree.<BR/><BR/>I think this applies to other injustices as well, although not all injustices happen to a minority of the populace.<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to add that... and because of the country I live in, and the part of the country I live in, and the times I live in, and the job I have, it does not behoove me to post this from outside the closet.<BR/><BR/>So fight on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-1129232799794538582005-10-13T14:46:00.000-05:002005-10-13T14:46:00.000-05:00I'm trying to figure out who your sister in law is...I'm trying to figure out who your sister in law is. Brad sure as heck isn't married. Unless that is something he has failed to mention to me.Adam Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658691482502007651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-1129230078559974192005-10-13T14:01:00.000-05:002005-10-13T14:01:00.000-05:00I agree with your sister-in-law above but even mor...I agree with your sister-in-law above but even moreso, with your conclusion. YES! The answer is in solidarity. Not working FOR the poor and oppressed, not giving TO the needy, but becoming one WITH them.<BR/><BR/>It was Jesus' answer, after all.Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303597141397042669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-1129226884480501092005-10-13T13:08:00.000-05:002005-10-13T13:08:00.000-05:00Brother Andy,It's not a metaphor to say that what ...Brother Andy,<BR/>It's not a metaphor to say that what affects others affects you.<BR/>Racism <I>has</I> harmed you. and me. it limits our understanding and our vision.<BR/>While you are being touched and moved by the first-hand story of someone else's experience of violence in Guatemala, don't lose sight of your own relation to the story: <A HREF="http://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01/IN" REL="nofollow">here</A> for instance. Nothing happens in a vacuum.<BR/>"If I had a personal stake in the issue... i.e. if I were gay" Oh, Andy. You have a personal stake in how straight men are allowed to act, feel, express, move, behave (and if you think anti-gay prejudice doesn't rigidly constrain that, think again). You have a personal stake in whether your church is deprived of the (ordained and lay) ministry of a subset of believing Christians who are in same-sex relationships. You have <I>no idea</I> who your children will grow up and fall in love with. <BR/>I have worked in nursing homes. I can tell you we don't take very good care of our elderly, anywhere. I can tell you most Americans under 65 believe that if they were to address this issue at all, it would have to be as some sort of crusading outsider advocate.<BR/>I can tell you that most Americans under 65 are eventually going to be over 65. And boy will they be surprised to discover that nobody improved our eldercare system while they were aging into it.<BR/>Poor people disproportionately live near toxic waste dumps. This means their kids get more cancer. It also means if you're not poor, you may not realize how thoroughly the water, land, and air that keep you alive are being poisoned until the destruction is nearly complete.<BR/>Owning your privilege is one step.<BR/>Recognizing that it doesn't save you from the consequences of injustice is a bigger one.<BR/>We are all in one boat, and if it goes down, being a straight white guy is not going to keep you dry.<BR/>-- your sister in law (and in Christ)<BR/>L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com