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{ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 }

7:32 PM | link

About a month ago, Granny D gave a wonderful commencement speech at Hampshire College. You should read the whole thing, but here's a taste:
Accept no leaders who would lead you with fear or angerĀ?who are forever dividing and punishing the people instead of uniting, encouraging and empowering them. Great leaders lead from a better vision of a possible future. Great leadersĀ?and you must include yourself in thisĀ?lead themselves, their families, friends, communities, nations and their world from the great, golden idea that people should be free and should in every way be encouraged to fulfill their highest potentials and live life responsibly as they choose. Great leadership comes from love, and great societies come from confident, mass empowerment.

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{ Monday, June 13, 2005 }

7:43 AM | link

Texas Representative Senfronia Thompson speaking on the anti-gay marriage amendment:
When I was a small girl, white folks used to talk about "protecting the institution of marriage" as well. What they meant was if people of my color tried to marry people of Mr. Chisum's color, you'd often find the people of my color hanging from a tree. . . . Fifty years ago, white folks thought interracial marriages were "a threat to the institution of marriage."

Members, I'm a Christian and a proud Christian. I read the good book and do my best to live by it. I have never read the verse where it says, "Gay people can't marry." I have never read the verse where it says, "Thou shalt discriminate against those not like me." I have never read the verse where it says, "Let's base our public policy on hate and fear and discrimination." Christianity to me is love and hope and faith and forgiveness -- not hate and discrimination.
After this speech, the Texas House passed the amendment.

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