[Dialogue] Bending History ... I've got questions.

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Dick,

I listed to one of these guys on C-Span this morning.  He used phrases like 
they're for a "culture of life"  and the rest of us are pushing a "culture of 
death". They're also making up negative phrases bout the Judiaciary.   This 
made me think that we need to create powerful images/phrases that carry our 
vision.

Why aren't the Democrats and others coining the phrase "Culture of 
Responsible Freedom" and blasting it across the waves --  and calling the others pushing 
the "Culture of Government Intrusion".  Yes we have to be as crass as they.  
We've got to us -- manipulate language better than they!!  We also need a 
revolutionary like MLK.

Cynthia

2:59:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kroegerd at aol.com writes:
I just heard Jim Wallace speaking in Minneapolis on the role of the Church in 
the world.

Referring to the decisions affecting the social fabric of our world, he 
suggested that many of our leaders go around wetting their fingers to test which 
way the wind is blowing.  Wallace suggests that it is  not the task of the 
church to change the leaders, but rather to change the wind.  That is where the 
future is created.  Our "christian right" brothers and sisters seem to be 
handling the lions share of wind changing these days.

So, what does this mean for people of faith when confronted with political 
campaigns like we have recently experienced.  Does this mean that Faithful 
America, EPPN, MoveOn, JRLC, MICAH, and the myriad other progressive political 
action groups are the wrong tactic?

Where have we seen the wind changed in our experience?  Woman' Suffrage, 
Civil Rights, Drunk Driving...?

What were the wind changing tactics?

What were the blocking forces?

How were they dealt with?

What was the role of the Church?

Any thoughts?

Dick Kroeger
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