Re: [pf] Journey into Soulforce File #14: a great comment!

At 14:03 1/07/99 -0700, Dena wrote:
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>[dena's comments] I've spent a lot of time thinking about this.  I can't 
>think of any dramatic actions that will change Jerry Falwell's mind
>overnight.  But I do think that confronting any and all untruths that 
>Jerry speaks about us is the right thing to do.  The more I think about 
>it, and the more I think about other civil rights movements, the more 
>I come to believe that the problem is deep and old.  There have always 
>been bigots, there have always been bullies, there have always been 
>people who use minorities and differences to create power bases.  And 
>there have always been people who cower before them.
>
>Martin Luther King did so much in his short life.  And he relied on the 
>power of truth in love.  I think the technique is not so important 
>compared to the spirit of the action.  Ultimately, I guess, I favor
>direct public responses to each and every one of Jerry's untruths.
>for as long as it takes.  (see Mel's latest letter to Jerry: )
http://www.soulforce.org/falwell.html#white062999
>
>If it doesn't transform Jerry, maybe it will transform those of us who 
>call on the power of soulforce.
>[dena] 
>

**  For me, Dena's comments above are worth all the (possible) irritation
of having these large posts on the Pos Fut list.

David.
(David MacClement) mailto:d1v9d@bigfoot.com 
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