tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642982.post232551137339671823..comments2023-10-20T03:44:45.561-07:00Comments on FULL CIRCLE: Saving What We Can: Ecojustice & Spiritual PracticeDj Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16897528161962860572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642982.post-86896173954236605672008-12-05T08:34:00.000-08:002008-12-05T08:34:00.000-08:00Kindness has nothing to do with it - I'd like to ...Kindness has nothing to do with it - I'd like to survive as a species. Not that we deserve it, mind; the planet might be better off without us on it. Ah, but the tigers will be missed....<BR/><BR/>The point I'm making is that we can find folks in the Christian community who do not hate women or homosexuals - Matthew Fox, for example, and that woman Unitarian minister I've quoted above - and we can work with them for the greater good. <BR/><BR/>As for the others, it is sometimes possible to change hearts and minds by working together and if not, we use our skills and defend our rights. That is the goal of interfaith groups like COG and I support their work in that regard. <BR/><BR/>The rising social and sacred tides are progressive, which is why we see the backlash from fanatics and why others who want to stay in the political game find they have to work with us now, because working by and for hate got them thrown out on their ear. <BR/><BR/>Still, as we all know, the fanatics will not go down without a global fight, yet another reason why we need good people of all faiths to come together, as we have done before. <BR/><BR/>I am humbled when I read of the sacrifices black and Japanese-American soldiers made by serving in the armed forces during WWII when they were denied their freedom here at home and their families were put into camps or lynched. They put the dream of freedom for their children, first. I feel that I can do no less. <BR/><BR/>SiaDj Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16897528161962860572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642982.post-2604384201463695072008-12-04T17:56:00.000-08:002008-12-04T17:56:00.000-08:00You're kinder than I am. I won't work w or legiti...You're kinder than I am. I won't work w or legitimize homophobe and mysognists no matter how "nice" they are. But i don't begrudge those who do.Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.com