tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post6992330991913882907..comments2023-11-05T04:23:05.050-08:00Comments on Finding My Way Home: Waging Peace: Proposition 8thailandchanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-68161407248902217002008-11-13T23:31:00.000-08:002008-11-13T23:31:00.000-08:00You always leave me with such food for thought. I...You always leave me with such food for thought. I love the quote about the burning coals. So true.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423696800295940382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-46099639945916697542008-11-12T08:55:00.000-08:002008-11-12T08:55:00.000-08:00Hey Thai :D!Thank you so much for having dropped b...Hey Thai :D!<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for having dropped by my blog and left such a valuable comment *bowing*!<BR/>You are extremely welcome to the MAX and feel free to join us any time :)!<BR/><BR/>May the light be with you!<BR/><BR/>CheersMax Coutinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588149349270422294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-12341201998962334212008-11-12T08:37:00.000-08:002008-11-12T08:37:00.000-08:00Sometimes the juxtapositions hereremind me of the ...Sometimes the juxtapositions here<BR/>remind me of the journey<BR/>and what each of us is looking for on that horizon.Sorrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058557348955007784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-69395805104159539762008-11-12T07:43:00.000-08:002008-11-12T07:43:00.000-08:00awesome quotes, and wonderful post!says exactly wh...awesome quotes, and wonderful post!<BR/><BR/>says exactly what needs to be said and realized<BR/><BR/>i think you have it write.. that it is the result of people being at different levels of evolution<BR/><BR/>but if you look at the close margin on prop 8.. in fact, look at the fact it existed at all in this very public forum<BR/><BR/>we are headed in the write direction.. just very slowly<BR/><BR/>"to love! peace! respect!"<BR/><BR/>~s.SHEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826249683489196986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-36300094896687305042008-11-12T07:35:00.000-08:002008-11-12T07:35:00.000-08:00This is a beautiful post. I have a 9 year old dau...This is a beautiful post. I have a 9 year old daughter and one of my constant messages to her is that we have to exemplify the change we wish to see in the world. As a result, she is becoming a person who accepts diversity joyfully. But we are surrounded by others who don't and it's so hard to maintain that joyful spirit of tolerance sometimes. I'm always so happy to read posts from people who feel the way I do. It gives me hope. Thank you.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637670293642285740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-54715587080467874402008-11-12T05:23:00.000-08:002008-11-12T05:23:00.000-08:00What is that saying? About not becoming the monst...What is that saying? About not becoming the monster that you are fighting? It's something we all need to watch out for. Thank you for being a peaceful voice in bringing this to our attention.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153878171712341666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-84664394753289469772008-11-12T01:29:00.000-08:002008-11-12T01:29:00.000-08:00"How is hating those people going to dissolve the ..."How is hating those people going to dissolve the hate they expressed by supporting the "othering" of an entire segment of the population?"<BR/><BR/>A powerful message and one I needed to hear today. I have been holding on to a few hot coals myself.helehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500335410678018061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-33187556026503322112008-11-11T21:20:00.000-08:002008-11-11T21:20:00.000-08:00responding to vitriol with vitriol is letting the ...responding to vitriol with vitriol is letting the lowest common denominator determine how things ought to go.<BR/><BR/>we need to rise above vitriol.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-13267345317149807972008-11-11T18:35:00.000-08:002008-11-11T18:35:00.000-08:00Amen, sister. I couldn't agree with you more. Th...Amen, sister. I couldn't agree with you more. Thanks for a great post and for the great quotes as well.Amy Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303953793008491241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-32211802801854578692008-11-11T18:24:00.000-08:002008-11-11T18:24:00.000-08:00It is sad to me that people often take the low roa...It is sad to me that people often take the low road rather than the high. <BR/><BR/>Tolerance above all else in my opinion.Leannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928537274114663807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-71562542657134789922008-11-11T18:22:00.000-08:002008-11-11T18:22:00.000-08:00This will be a vigorous fight for the new administ...This will be a vigorous fight for the new administration with many obstacles to overcome but I feel good about the outcome...so far...<BR/><BR/>There will always be no-sayers.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-71003322148063072482008-11-11T17:23:00.000-08:002008-11-11T17:23:00.000-08:00Well, you and your commenters said it all wonderfu...Well, you and your commenters said it all wonderfully. <BR/><BR/>Thank you!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996426286997454518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-21896912491876877632008-11-11T13:56:00.000-08:002008-11-11T13:56:00.000-08:00It distresses me to no end to hear about violent r...It distresses me to no end to hear about violent repsonses to hatred/ignorance/intolerance. Only love can conquer hate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-79878588727265140152008-11-11T13:14:00.001-08:002008-11-11T13:14:00.001-08:00An excellent post! The quotes from Maya Angelou a...An excellent post! The quotes from Maya Angelou and the Buddha are both sentiments we should all live by.<BR/><BR/>I suspect the vote in California was the result of the wording of Prop 8, which was confusing. I think many people believed that voting FOR it was a vote FOR equality.<BR/><BR/>All you have said here is correct. It is inconsistent to hate one group while claiming to accept others. If all are not accepted into our whole, then none really is. Clearly, there is still much work to be done.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-35221457393979716802008-11-11T13:14:00.000-08:002008-11-11T13:14:00.000-08:00the women's movement has always had this tension. ...the women's movement has always had this tension. To pursue a better way without resorting to the tactics that have been used to suppress women. Women maintain they have a better way, but we are as susceptible it seems to me to the same dangers of power and greed. The same is true of the gay rights movement, or any movement. The trick is to pursue the change without being changed in the process into the very thing you fight against, intolerance. You make an excellent point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-28123317134225053052008-11-11T12:50:00.000-08:002008-11-11T12:50:00.000-08:00There was bound to be a backlash, but yes, it's sa...There was bound to be a backlash, but yes, it's sad that it couldn't have been better articulated, that instead violence was the message. <BR/><BR/>I'm with the future president - let's take the high road.we_be_toyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100712745473031460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-18805982788823165402008-11-11T12:28:00.000-08:002008-11-11T12:28:00.000-08:00Hi Joan :) Yes, there is a connection. The Mormon ...Hi Joan :) <BR/><BR/>Yes, there is a connection. The Mormon church was a major funding source for the "Yes on Prop 8" campaign. Some people are vandalizing their temples in response. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>~*thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-1948060803838116292008-11-11T12:20:00.000-08:002008-11-11T12:20:00.000-08:00I am so glad that you are here, and that you speak...I am so glad that you are here, and that you speak your mind with brevity and an intelligence that is lacking in so much of what is being spewed out there.<BR/>I appreciate deeply what you choose to bring to the forefront... these things need to be addressed in a way that will make people stop for a moment, think, and then hopefully become more informed.<BR/>And Chani, is there a connection between prop 8 and the Mormom attacks?<BR/>I'm just wondering what one may have to do with the other.<BR/><BR/>xoxoJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883248479233215459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-40286897972051591962008-11-11T12:03:00.000-08:002008-11-11T12:03:00.000-08:00Well said. (((applause))Well said. (((applause))LittlePeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890731735785145148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-23490880739573049822008-11-11T11:14:00.001-08:002008-11-11T11:14:00.001-08:00Yes, peaceful protest is the way.Not hatred, viole...Yes, peaceful protest is the way.<BR/><BR/>Not hatred, violence or indifference.<BR/><BR/>Bringing the energy of peace and unity to the presence of violent, divisive thinking (which is at back of most of this 'anti gay marriage movement') is the only way to create changes.<BR/><BR/>Peace to you friend, MMaithrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039947095595430108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-60168485343926387242008-11-11T11:14:00.000-08:002008-11-11T11:14:00.000-08:00Yes, peaceful protest is the way.Not hatred, viole...Yes, peaceful protest is the way.<BR/><BR/>Not hatred, violence or indifference.<BR/><BR/>Bringing the energy of peace and unity to the presence of violent, divisive thinking (which is at back of most of this 'anti gay marriage movement') is the only way to create changes.<BR/><BR/>Peace to you friend, MMaithrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039947095595430108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-80085586166237921742008-11-11T10:20:00.000-08:002008-11-11T10:20:00.000-08:00Thank you for this thoughtful plea for moderation ...Thank you for this thoughtful plea for moderation and respect.<BR/><BR/>I love the Buddha quotation.Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-87536417197162696902008-11-11T08:40:00.000-08:002008-11-11T08:40:00.000-08:00so you clearly have been reading my mind :)a thoug...so you clearly have been reading my mind :)<BR/><BR/>a thoughtful intelligent post my friend.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.com