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What Do Marriage Equality, Ethical Business, and Mother’s Day Have In Common?
Marriage equality. Ethical Business. Mother’s Day. What do these ideas have in common. A lot. They describe the moral worldview of Americans who want to make progress in expanding freedom for everyone, versus only bully sexist corporations and selfish billionaires. Nurture and compassion versus authoritarianism and intimidation is needed now more than ever.
Here’s an article by Dr. George Lakoff from 2004 that outlines what progressives can do to take advantage of the President’s support of marriage equality in advancing a government that’s more effective in protecting and empowering all Americans.
Sara Robinson’s article on love defined by Ayn Rand offers a humorous way how progressives can help Americans of all parties understand why marriage equality and the true character of a man as compassionate and socially responsibility matter to all of our future prosperity.
Reading List from Our Consulting Partner, Joe Brewer, Cognitive Policy Works
The Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina Speaks to Caring Citizens
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A Three Minute Film on Compassion
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Clinton County Caring Citizens 1st Amendment Gathering Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Hosted by the Pilot Caring Citizens Chapter – a multi-precinct, multi-county group
Come at 6:30 p.m. for dinner and conversation at Donatos Pizza, Wilmington, Ohio
7:00 p.m. – The 1st Amendment Gathering Begins
30 minutes – Introductions & discuss Chapter 8, and The Epilogue of George Lakoff’s THINKING POINTS. Facilitated by Anita Dobrzelecki, Pilot Partner, Bellbrook, OH
30 minutes – Institution of pilot partners. Discussion: How do we frame the local debate between now and election day this year?
We meet at Beaugard’s BarBQue the last three Tuesdays in June in Clinton County.
Adjourn @ 8:00 p.m.
Study Schedule
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Thinking Points
05/06/12 Chapter 8: The Art of Arguments & Epilogue
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Progressive Strategy Handbook
05/13/12 – Pages 1 – 34: Welcome, The First Crowd-based Strategy Project, A New Movement for Progressives, A Snapshot of the Movement Today, How We Will Build Progressive Strategies, America At An Inflection Point
05/20/12 Pages 35 – 44: Setting the Agenda for America’s Future, Change How Politics Is Done, Launch Strategic Actions
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Building Trust for Effective Governance
05/27/12 All of it. It’s short.
Governing A Freedom Expanding Public Agenda For All Americans
A Question We Can All Ask Ourselves
by Chuck Watts, co-founder
Is my current moral worldview limiting my success at working together with my neighbors to make public government more effective?
It Shouldn’t Be A Crime To Be A Woman
by Chuck Watts, Co-founder
Thousands of women are rallying under the banner of “Stop the War on Women.” It’s the wrong banner and will further enslave women.
The American Idol judges tell the singers they love all the time to find the right fit – the right song. I’m with you on your passion. I’m with you on your moral outrage. I’m with you on refusing to be silent. I’m your choir.
AND I’m not singing a WAR song about what bully corporations and authoritarians are doing to women, which is a CRIME.
Metaphor is the way the human mind works and metaphors matter. The metaphor of war calls up different images, responses, etc., than the metaphor of crime. Have you read about what Mississippians do to women who miscarry? They imprison them. There are no generals involved. There is no army, navy, air force involved. So consequently there is no need of a commander-in-chief.
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Imagining and Shaping the Hometown We Want
Celebrating 109 Years of Social Responsibility and National Service!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
5:30 p.m. - Social Time, Cash Bar & Displays
6:30 p.m. - Introductions, Dinner & Program
7:30 p.m. – Adjourn
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Compassionate Americans Want Compassionate Government
by Dean Feldmeyer with permission
Many thanks to Mr. Gary Abernathy for last week’s op-ed column laying out the Libertarian point of view that God doesn’t give a hoot what the government does or doesn’t do. He argued that government is incapable of care and compassion, virtues of which, he said, only individual citizens are capable.
He also opined that Jesus was interested in changing only the people, not the government. And he informed us that government is, by nature, repressive, in that it enforces taxation and legislation by threat of imprisonment and fines.
I am not a political scientist; I am a theologian and, since Mr. Abernathy has ventured into that realm, I believe it is within the purview of my calling to add a few thoughts to the discussion. Continue reading
