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- From: elendil@seashell.mintir.new-orleans.la.us (Edward J. Branley)
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.catholic
- Subject: Re: Operation Rescue
- Message-ID: <gNaewB1w165w@seashell.mintir.new-orleans.la.us>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 92 09:10:03 CST
- References: <CATHOLIC%92122515350159@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU>
- Organization: Seashell Software
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- Jim McIntosh <JIM@AMERICAN.EDU> writes:
-
- [rest of an excellent article deleted...]
-
- > Nonviolent demonstrations remain a very powerful tool, because they show
- > the strength and commitment of people willing to suffer injury and even
- > death for their cause, and also because they highlight the savagery and
- > brutality of the people on the other side.
-
- Well said! This clearly illustrates OR's current dilemma. When it was OR vs.
- the police, the imagery was clear. Police officers roughly handling people on
- their knees praying the rosary. Now that there is active clinic defense,
- however, OR finds itself in the position of aggressor, and the imagery is
- reversed.
-
- >
- > Finally, why do I write today, on Christmas, about things like this? The
- > Church is clear with her message. The day after Christmas we celebrate
- > the feast of St. Stephen, the first martyr. Two days from now we will
- > remember the slaughter of the Holy Innocents. It can be painful to be a
- > Christian, and we, through our faith, are called to be Christians. My
- > favorite Christmas song is "Go Tell It On the Moutains." Christmas should
- > inspire us to again get out there and start again in our task of building
- > the Kingdom.
- >
- > Hope you all had a great one! May the peace and message of Christmas be
- > with us the rest of our lives.
- >
- > Jim McIntosh, SFO (jim@american.edu)
- > The American University
- > Washington DC 20016-8019 USA
-
- We did! Thanks for the kind thoughts.
-
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- |Edward J. Branley elendil@mintir.new-orleans.la.us|
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