A “Stop the Hate” rally at 3 p.m. today at Wichita State University’s Hubbard Hall isn’t about finger pointing, organizers say. Rather, it’s about encouraging people to lower barriers and get to know others who are different from you. When that happens, we usually discover that there is much more that unites us than divides us.
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So it is a pretty sure bet that Pastor Terry Fox will not be there!
RD, How many churches do you think fall in the same category as Terry Fox.Unwilling to even meet in the middle to find out who the people are they hate so much?
As a part of the planning board for this event, I can tell you that over 600 churches received letters asking them to come and be a part of this event. Yes, including Terry Fox’s church. Our hope is that people who attend gain a new understanding about themselves and use this knowledge to become instruments of change in our wonderfully diverse city.
The idea is a great one Donna, but you can bet the ones that need it the most (like Terry Fox and his devotees) won’t be there. Anything that would challenge their narrow minded views would be too threatening for them.
The concept is an interesting one… however, I am sure that if we were all to meet up at a rally, our differences wouldn’t be obvious — as in appearance. Do people carry signs at this event that say, “I am gay.” “I am straight.” “I am a liberal.” “I am a conservative.” “I am a Christian.” “I am a Muslim.” “I am an atheist.” ????
If they do come, it will be with the idea of wrecking the event.
Nice idea, but the people that show up for one day rally like this are not the ones causing problems in the first place. As such, the won’t be able to affect much change.Self congratulatory feelings and speeches will abound. But nothing will really make a difference unless you can reach the true hate mongers…the gangs, the criminals, and yes, the Terry Fox’s of this world.
After watching a show on the discovery channel about the fact that we are all descended from a very small group of people in Africa (DNA tests have proven this fact), and the fact that they were black, I have to wonder if all the race haters and baiters would end up having to hate themselves?Does it also mean that there are really no such thing as minorities? Interesting thoughts abound.
JM,No, there are minorities. Since we’re all different, everybody is a minority of one!
Jed,You’re way too deep for me.
Having just returned home from the rally, I find some of these interesting and others speak to some of the things we were talking about today. Today was about respect and learning to accept one another for who and what we are. I know that we did not change the world today, but if one person at this rally was touched and reaches out, we have made a difference. I for one have been forever changed because I cared enough to get involved. While it true that the people who really needed to hear these messages, may not have attended, people they know may have. Those attendance will take the messages with them and if the almost 200 that were there today, talk to one or two people about the experience and so forth, who knows where the message will go and who will hear it. Change does not just happen, it has to have a starting place, maybe, just maybe, today was that place.