Marching in the streets, or . . .
. . . Giving from your wallet?
How do you protest? The meaning of the word matters.
Positive protest should be our first action;
and negative protest must be based on a primary standard.
Find out why HOW we protest matters (full text below).
If you only care to call out “wrong” you miss the “right” to practice care.
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from Comenius (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in public university (1 minute video), hosts a weekly radio program with diverse groups of guests (1 minute video), and interprets culture from a Christian vantage point (1 minute video). Consider becoming a Comenius patron (here).
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FULL TEXT:
PROTEST. The origin of the word suggests a personal and solemn vow, pledge, or commitment. Disapproval or dissent of an action, situation, or group came later as language changed. To honor “protest,” then, it would seem that we should begin with a personal commitment, a vow, “What will I personally pledge to contribute for the well-being or benefit of another?”
If I raise my voice against gun violence will I also walk the streets with The Ten Point Coalition and Pastor Harrison? If I am concerned about climate change will I forego the use of air conditioning in my home? If I care about immigration issues will I invite immigrants into my home for extended stays? If I care about joblessness will I help someone who does not have a job, find one? If I care about sexual exploitation will I join groups like Destiny Rescue? If I see someone in financial need will I give them money; enough money to make a real difference in their lives?
I say to all of us, go ahead and PROTEST by committing our voices, feet, hands, and wallets. By all means speak up about justice; but care for other’s justice as if it were you who were being unjustly treated. Honor those who work toward justice as much as you chasten those who impede it; but be quick to march with another for their cause if you expect them to march with you, for yours.
At the Comenius Institute we consider whether or not our “just cause” is right, true, or good; because justice cannot exist without a righteous standard. If you only think of just causes within your own sphere of influence, you may only be “pleasing yourself,” not necessarily “pleasing your neighbor.”
For Truth in Two, this is Dr. Mark Eckel, president of the Comenius Institute, personally seeking truth wherever it’s found.