A thoughtful and thought-provoking essay from my friend Valerie. I’ve categorized it as a Key Issue because I think that’s just what it is. A short excerpt:
Underdog was a favorite cartoon when I was a (big) kid, so, of course, I had to squeak up with stuff like freedom of speech, but what developed as my main point as the discussion continued is the change in religious attitude in the country. I first noticed it overseas in the social makeup of the military — rough, tough fighting men were a lot more religious than they used to be, which should have been an interesting development since the religion I noticed them practicing a lot more is based on loving your neighbor and turning the other cheek, but that wasn’t the message I got.
As time passed the indirect message I got was that I am target, I was someone to either be converted or avoided.
Well worth a read.
