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berberry Inactive Member |
If the Pope gets his own thread when he dies, then by damn so does Rosa Parks! This isn't exactly sad news, since Rosa has suffered terribly in her old age. She lived a full life and made life better for a lot of people.
May God bless her.
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1434 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
Tomorrow I'll ride a bus in her name.
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DorfMan Member (Idle past 6110 days) Posts: 282 From: New York Joined: |
quote: And in her honor, I'll sit in the front of the bus.Actually, sitting in the back of it would do as well.
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jar Member (Idle past 423 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
she was a great American
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Parasomnium Member Posts: 2224 Joined: |
Dorfman writes: And in her honor, I'll sit in the front of the bus.Actually, sitting in the back of it would do as well. Why don't you, in her honour, sit wherever you damn well please?
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DorfMan Member (Idle past 6110 days) Posts: 282 From: New York Joined: |
quote: Always wanted to be on top of it.
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Parasomnium Member Posts: 2224 Joined: |
Dorfman writes: Always wanted to be on top of it. Then India is the place for you:
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iano Member (Idle past 1970 days) Posts: 6165 From: Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Joined: |
Parks' belief in God and her religious convictions are at the core of everything she does. It is the overriding theme in her book and the message she hopes to impart: "I'd like for [readers] to know that I had a very spiritual background and that I believe in church and my faith and that has helped to give me the strength and courage to live as I did." The courage of her convictions perhaps having no doubt read Pauls "it is not me who lives but Christ in me". I'll give her all your regards when I get there..
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DorfMan Member (Idle past 6110 days) Posts: 282 From: New York Joined: |
quote: ahahahahahaaaaaaa, grazie mille! I love it. Thank you.In my next life, I'll be a mahout and be on top of it some more.
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New Cat's Eye Inactive Member |
Rosa Parks writes: I'd like for [readers] to know that I had a very spiritual background and that I believe in church and my faith and that has helped to give me the strength and courage to live as I did. Well, I guess that's one answer to What is religion good for? nwr writes: What is the value of religion, in the sense of its social role within society? And what is the value of religion to an individual?
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nwr Member Posts: 6412 From: Geneva, Illinois Joined: Member Rating: 4.5 |
quote:I don't doubt that many people find that religion contributes to their lives in such ways. I personally respect people's choice of religion, even if that is not what I would choose to believe. However, it wasn't quite what we were looking for in that thread.
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Ben! Member (Idle past 1427 days) Posts: 1161 From: Hayward, CA Joined: |
Sheryl Swoopes, always a pioneer in women's basketball, today becomes the sport's first openly gay superstar.
It's not so much that she's black, or that's she's a woman, that I'm posting this here. There have even been sports stars that have declared they're gay before. But Sheryl Swoopes is the closest it's got to a mainstream American sports star who's discussed having a homosexual orientation. And what she's doing is American--she's standing up for what she thinks is right. Like Rosa Parks. Except Rosa Parks didn't stand up--she remained sitting. A couple of quotes.
"My reason for coming out isn't to be some sort of hero," Swoopes, a forward with the Houston Comets, says in the article. "I'm just at a point in my life where I'm tired of having to pretend to be somebody I'm not. I'm tired of having to hide my feelings about the person I care about. About the person I love." "Male athletes of my caliber probably feel like they have a lot more to lose than gain [by coming out]. I don't agree with that. To me, the most important thing is happiness." Here's to hoping that Swoopes willingness to stand up for what she believes in can inspire others to do so. Having openly gay atheletes in a country where sports figures are so culturally influential would be a huge step in the right direction in my eyes. So, here's to celebrating Rosa Parks' memory by celebrating those who exhibit the same basic qualities that make America special--this is a place where we stand up for our rights. Let's not lose that. Ben
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iano Member (Idle past 1970 days) Posts: 6165 From: Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Joined: |
Ben writes: So, here's to celebrating Rosa Parks' memory by celebrating those who exhibit the same basic qualities that make America special--this is a place where we stand up for our rights. Let's not lose that. It is worth nothing that there is nothing particularily unique to American about people standing up for their rights. In fact the chances of getting persecuted to death/prison/torture for standing up for ones rights is by far and away less in America than in many countries in the world today. My thoughts turn to places like China...
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crashfrog Member (Idle past 1496 days) Posts: 19762 From: Silver Spring, MD Joined: |
In fact the chances of getting persecuted to death/prison/torture for standing up for ones rights is by far and away less in America than in many countries in the world today. Boy, that's for sure. Thank god for the ACLU.
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iano Member (Idle past 1970 days) Posts: 6165 From: Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Joined: |
Crash writes: Thank god Halleujah....he's seen da light
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