tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759133225080604006.post638823470159370665..comments2023-12-12T06:27:07.029-05:00Comments on Walking With Integrity: Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori & Integrity Sign Call to Action, "No More Bullying"Integrity USAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12797980407175330356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759133225080604006.post-47060145788058032062010-10-25T20:44:06.213-04:002010-10-25T20:44:06.213-04:00"The young people who took their lives a few ..."The young people who took their lives a few weeks ago died because the voices of people who believe in the love of God for all the people of God were faint and few in the face of those who did the bullying, harassing and condemning. Today we write to say we will never again be silent about the value of each and every life."<br /><br />- I do so wish that this was a true statement- that suicide prevention was simply a matter of church political action. Sadly, it is not so. Young people have and will take their own lives tragically for any number of reasons and causes- we cannot blame the church for the tragic death by suicide of every young person LGBT or not. I think rather that if the gospel had been shared with these young people and the redeeming power of mercy, grace, and forgiveness of all sins had been shared- gay church politics aside- the transforming power of the Holy Spirit may have saved their lives. The rhetoric of the left is just as divisive as the rhetoric of the right. The right condemns, and the left condemns those who condemn. What madness is this?hank wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15854269670894659728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759133225080604006.post-81653969845944873712010-10-18T17:14:03.978-04:002010-10-18T17:14:03.978-04:00The PB's name has been corrected in the title....The PB's name has been corrected in the title.Integrity USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797980407175330356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759133225080604006.post-73908284489117340102010-10-18T15:05:53.606-04:002010-10-18T15:05:53.606-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287169546184325690noreply@blogger.com