tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post8150067296247431312..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: Changes and hopeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-58553244443214249972015-06-30T08:34:41.905-04:002015-06-30T08:34:41.905-04:00I LOVE the little drawing of the angels above the ...I LOVE the little drawing of the angels above the church. If only sweet little children ran the world! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-52792115262817069182015-06-28T14:16:50.847-04:002015-06-28T14:16:50.847-04:00The purity and love that shines through in the two...The purity and love that shines through in the two drawings that you posted are our best hope ... but it takes so long to come to fruition.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-11988944055704665562015-06-26T10:39:51.513-04:002015-06-26T10:39:51.513-04:00In Tennessee ( where I live) the mask that covers ...In Tennessee ( where I live) the mask that covers 'the tradition of hate and segregation' is that the flag is a part of history that loved ones fought for. I grew up in KY and if I remember my KY and TN history, I remember that those states were border states and brother fought against brother; neighbor against neighbor. And, if all of that were true, why wouldn't the folks up north be displaying their union flag? I don't think I've ever seen it outside of movies about the Civil War. For me at least, hate is cowardly. It must hide behind flimsy excuses. The AME church members, in their forgiveness are the true heroes. Hattie Heatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210816190213389245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-5024904572856185642015-06-26T09:50:01.651-04:002015-06-26T09:50:01.651-04:00Thank you for letting us know what is going on in ...Thank you for letting us know what is going on in Charleston after the tragic killings. It's good to know that over 15,000 people came together to support each other and to show unity. It's shocking to me that the confederate flag has been allowed to hang over the statehouse for so long, given what it symbolizes. It's way past time for it to be banned. When I look across the nation as a whole and then my own city of Cleveland in particular, I see that we have a long way to go. Racism (cutting both ways), violence and no real gun ownership safeguards threaten your city, my city and cities throughout the country.<br /> Holly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-48530942610179581812015-06-26T03:35:07.625-04:002015-06-26T03:35:07.625-04:00So moved by the church members' responses and ...So moved by the church members' responses and glad you were there, Syd, to join in a movement for change and an end to racist ideologies.<br /><br />If only the US (and South Africa) could institute effective gun control.Mary LAhttp://louisey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-56819996113166744822015-06-25T12:27:37.091-04:002015-06-25T12:27:37.091-04:00Taking away the flag will not change hearts but it...Taking away the flag will not change hearts but it does take something out of the face of all who feel nothing but contempt for what it stands and how it is used.<br /><br />So many long for the "good old days". I especially hear it from my age group and older. What were the good old days? Days of discrimination, days of subservient women, days of permission to degrade other human beings. <br /><br />Those days have not gone away. As Americans we seem to always find a class of people to look down upon. Hispanics that everyone see as "illegals". (how is a person illegal, I always of a act being illegal not a person.) People that actively practice the Islamic faith is another whole group to persecute for nothing than the acts of a few. Statistic show I am much more likely to be killed by a Christian American than anyone else but why let facts get in the way of prejudices.<br /><br />Small steps, education and personal experiences, is how we change our current national dialogue. This is a small step that I applaud. Dad and Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204246139693620329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-77470883416353541342015-06-25T11:43:05.500-04:002015-06-25T11:43:05.500-04:00A perfect and incredibly moving post. Thank you, S...A perfect and incredibly moving post. Thank you, Syd. Just beautiful. I am glad you were there. That makes my heart happy.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com