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Thanks Janice for this link. Alice and I have been part and
supporters of our respective women's and men's groups in a very
conservative Presbyterian church. Of course within, there are
voices for justice especially for the disenfranchised in the
congregation but they often are ones that advocate volunteer work
for St Joe's Pantry, the Housing Partnership, Emergency Shelter and
many other local organizations that help the poor in Appleton. But
when it comes to demonizing the poor for their dependence on food
stamps and other community programs, it seems that the same people
show extreme prejudice toward them because they are unable to "pull
themselves up by their bootstraps." When I listened to Rev. Barber
speak at the Plenary Session of the NAACP I was moved by his
enthusiasm and courage to call out the stages of societal shifts
that many bled and died for. Yet today, in the relative safety of
overcoming racial and class biases our church and probably many
others are afraid to speak out against the current problems of our
society. Voter suppression is just one of those issues we are
confronted with in our nation's heritage.<br>
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Of course there are many, many more situations throughout the world
where injustice and human rights violations as well as unnecessary
wars are occurring.<br>
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I hope, we, as a nation can once again move to a more moral
understanding of people and stop plundering the poor of other
nations.<br>
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Jim Baumbach<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/15/2012 9:51 PM, Janice Ulangca
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Session of the NAACP Convention in Houston, Texas on July
11, 2012. His speech here was the one that immediately
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