Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Human rights Protection for gay kids UPDATES
Posted by Max Brantley on Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 6:44 AM
A timely announcement from the U.S. Education Department yesterday. It says school districts that fail to protect gay students can lose federal dollars.
The letter said schools “must take prompt and effective steps reasonably calculated to end the harassment, eliminate any hostile environment and its effects, and prevent the harassment from recurring.”
I'd hope that the Midland, Ark. School District would conclude that "eliminating any hostile environment" would include an explanation/apology from School Board member Clint McCance, whose Facebook page essentially wished death to gay kids and who vowed to run off any gay kids in "his vicinity." Also called for would be a rejection of such a view by other members of the School Board and an assurance from the school superintendent that such a hostile view isn't tolerated in the Midland schools. I should add that if it develops that McCance's words and feelings are exactly as they seem to have been expressed, of course he should resign from the School Board.
I reached him again at 4 p.m. today after a day in which local school officials bunkered up as worldwide reaction rained down in the tiny rural district near Batesville. He said, "I'm going to remain tight-lipped for now." He hung up as I asked him if he planned to remain on the School Board.
What follows is the episodic development of the story today, starting early in the morning.
UPDATE II: The Midland School District has removed the names of School Board members from its website. Its e-mail account is not accepting outside e-mail. It has disabled the public comments page. The Board members, in addition to McCance, are Bub Beel, Connie Blevins, Brandon Bowren, Debbie Frazier, Bob Rhew and Bryson Wood.
UPDATE III: A statement from the state Education Department:
The Arkansas Department of Education strongly condemns remarks or attitudes of this kind and are dismayed to see that a school board official would post something of this insensitive nature on a public forum like Facebook. Because Mr. McCance is an elected official, the department has no means of dealing with him directly. However, the department does have staff who investigate matters of bullying in schools and we will monitor and quickly respond to any bullying of students that may occur because of this, as we have with other civil rights issues in the past.The department also has worked with the State’s Office of the Attorney General during the month of October to provide training to counselors across the state regarding cyberbullying, “sexting” and texting, which included a portion on how to watch for and deal with bullying of this kind.
UPDATE IV: A statement from Dan Farley, executive director of the Arkansas School Boards Association:
Members of the Arkansas School Boards Association Board of Directors and staff were appalled to read the comments purportedly made by the Midland School Board member in which he denounces gay students. Our organization expects school board members to support the education and promote the welfare of all students in their districts. With 1,500-plus school board members in Arkansas, we are saddened that the comments made by one individual will reflect poorly on other board members who work hard on behalf of the children in their communities.ASBA has no tolerance for bullying or attacks on children, and we certainly would not tolerate such actions, either physical or verbal, by adults.
When school board members take the oath of office, they swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. ASBA expects board members to adhere to state and federal laws, and bullying would certainly fall under those statutes.
The Center for Artistic Revolution, which works in gay rights causes, announces a meeting at 7 p.m. tonight at Christ Episcopal Church to discuss a response to the remarks. It has called for McCance's immediate resignation. It plans a "visibility action" Thursday at Midland School District offices if he does not resign.
Stonewall Democrats commented:
Members of the Stonewall Democratic Caucus are saddened and angered by the inappropriate and dangerous comments made by Clint McCance concerning the recent suicides of gay teens.
Bullying and violence against LGBT teens and those perceived to be LGBT has led to a number of suicides around the country in the last few months. Mr. McCance's incendiary remarks perpetuate the cycle of violence and show an incredible lack of leadership. His remarks should be condemned by other members of the Midland School Board and citizens of the community.
A reminder of what McCance was reported to have said on his Facebook page, now disabled:
"Seriously they want me to wear purple because five queers killed themselves. The only way im wearin it for them is if they all commit suicide. I cant believe the people of this world have gotten this stupid. We are honoring the fact that they sinned and killed thereselves because of their sin. REALLY PEOPLE."After being challenged by a commenter, this was Mr. McCance’s reply:
"No because being a fag doesn't give you the right to ruin the rest of our lives. If you get easily offended by being called a fag then dont tell anyone you are a fag. Keep that shit to yourself. I dont care how people decide to live their lives. They dont bother me if they keep it to thereselves. It pisses me off though that we make a special purple fag day for them. I like that fags cant procreate. I also enjoy the fact that they often give each other aids and die. If you arent against it, you might as well be for it."
"I would disown my kids they were gay. They will not be welcome at my home or in my vicinity. I will absolutely run them off. Of course my kids will know better. My kids will have solid christian beliefs. See it infects everyone."
The news landed me on MSNBC:
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Let's see. A Midland school board member wishes black students would die and vows to run off any blacks in his vicinity and we're supposed to settle for "an apology."
Sounds about right for Arkansas.
What? Oh. Anti-gay bigotry is different.
My bad.
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Not only should he apologize and his views be denounced, he should attend some sort of sensitivity training. Maybe he should meet a few gay and lesbian people and they can tell him how his views lead to anti-gay hate crimes or how they lead to suicides. Of course this a-hole probably knows exactly what sort of environment he creates for gay kids. He did say he wanted all "fags" to contract AIDS and die, as if only gay people get AIDS.
There is a difference between hate crimes and other kinds of crime. Hate is contagious, and people like Clint McCance are carriers of infection.
In local schools, gay kids are harassed, threatened and beaten way beyond ANYTHING anyone on this blog would realize. It's a wonder that every tree in Arkansas isn't decorated with a suicidal gay kid swinging from a rope.
The reason this has not happened is because gay kids are strong, resilient, and have the ability to bounce back and work through difficult situations. These are kids that ANY adult would be proud to have as a child (except that son of a bitch, McCance).
Some teachers do their best to protect these kids. But unfortunately, there are circumstances that may prevent most teachers from helping.
A. A teacher/principal may not help a gay kid because they think the kid is going to hell anyway, why waste their time?
B. If the teacher/principal protects the gay kid everyone else will think the teacher/principal is gay.
C. Teachers/principals simply do not see the words "faggot, homo, queer," as an issue nor do they see the phrase "That's so gay" as an issue.
D. There are SO many kids who use anti-gay slurs that it's impossible to discipline them all. In fact, the slurs are so common in hallways, classrooms, pep assemblies, etc, that a teacher could send between 10 and 20 kids (usually young males) to the office per day. That would raise hackles of principals who would have to deal with the workload. They, in turn, would pressure teachers to back off.
Thanks for the Department of Education for stepping up to the plate.
McCance should should resign, NOT apologize.
In the same direction as Norma: if McCance had made those statements about black children, people would drive from all over the country to protest in Midland. But gay people can't do that, because we don't have the numbers, and we're still too afraid of direct confrontation of that sort.
But some of you like that, I'd reckon.
I'm still of the opinion that it'll take a federal occupation in the streets of Arkansas before people here will get the message: Gay people pay taxes, we have a RIGHT to protection under the Constitution.
I hear you Spunkrat on your A-D.
I went to NLR Schools and I can count on one hand how many teachers actually disciplined students for anti-gay remarks.
I remember when one principle called the parents of every kid who was guilty of anti-gay bullying and they had to apologize to their victim.
I won't EVER forget the time a classmate of mine screamed "DYKE!" at me about ten times in front of the WHOLE class AND our teachers and our teachers just SAT there and didn't do a damn thing. I probably should have gone home and told my mom because she would have been up there the next day asking why nothing was done to that student. Hindsight is 20/20.
I'm all for a good protest. If any of you in the LGBT community want to protest the next school board meeting and call for the resignation of this fool, I'm game. Let me look up when the next school board meeting is.
For decades people like Clint McCance were told that if they didn't like the way things were in their government that they should get involved. Write some letters. Maybe get elected to a city council or school board. Possibly get some laws rewritten. Dream to amend the constitution.
So that's exactly what they did. They eventually found their way to places like the state school boards of Texas and Kansas where they introduced intelligent design and interesting ideas about American history. One of them was briefly the governor of Alaska and barely missed out on becoming vice-president. Several of them will find their way into the House of Representatives and more than 1 will be elected to the Senate this year.
It's easy to think they are just a reaction to Obama or a fringe splinter group of an established political party. They are not. They have been around for a long time. They were social networking long before there was an internet. They have just recently found a name that unifies them.
There's a scene in the movie "Die Hard" where Bruce Willis' character is desperately trying to inform authorities that a terrorist attack is underway by a coordinated enemy. The police investigate and find nothing. Willis smashes out a window and throws out a dead body which lands on the windshield of the police car which then starts taking machine gun fire. Willis leans out the window and says "Welcome to the party, pal!"
Welcome to the Tea Party, pals.
are you kidding? I think we need WAAAYYYYYY more than an apology here. this is the kind of person you think should be on a school board?
There was a good discussion yesterday at the first thread about this issue, focusing on the role of religion in fostering or challenging anti-gay prejudice. A recent poll by the Public Religion Research Institute finds that two-thirds of Americans see anti-gay messages by religious groups as one of the major factors causing suicide of gay teens: http://www.publicreligion.org/research/?id….
And now a book by Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell, "American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us," finds that the high attrition rate in mainstream churches (including the Catholic church in the U.S.) is primarily due to younger church members walking away from the virulently anti-gay messages of their churches: http://www.religiondispatches.org/dispatch….
Part of the discussion at the previous thread is about the usefulness or viability of religious belief in our society today. In my view, when the face of God that religious groups show to their adherents is one of hatred for gay and lesbian people, many thinking and morally sensitive people will necessarily walk away.
Until communities of faith deal with what they've been doing in recent years as they target a vulnerable minority and stir hatred against that minority, many people will walk away from religion out of necessity, to save their souls. And the shameful silence practiced by "good" churches in Arkansas, with their signs about open minds, hope hearts, and open doors, is every bit as much of a problem here as is the virulent and overt homophobia of some other churches.
Once again, the Arkansas Media (save for the AT) is silent on this issue. The local TV stations are busy as usual with their blood 'n guts stories, Razorback cheerleading, canned medical features, Video News Releases, and silly sensational fare for November Sweeps.
Most in Arkansas consider KATV/KARK/KTHV/KLRT and FOX News Channel to be the ultimate sources for The News, and as a result are badly ill-informed.
I hope the local media will cover the story. I hope to see something on the 5:00 news.
SocialistArkie, you say, "I'd rather we just have more atheists."
But the fact is, the vast majority of Arkansans are members of religious groups and profess that they consider religious affiliation important in their lives.
And so any solution to this problem has to deal with religion, particularly if the hate messages are emanating from communities of faith. And it's their own members who are reporting that this is the source of the negative messages.
That suggests to me that everyone, religious or not, in our state has a vested interest in challenging religious communities to stop fostering hate, and in challenging those religious communities that remain shamefully silent about the hate to speak out against it.
Tim Griffin will protect hard-working honest Arkansans when the secular liberal gay lobby tries to steal their freedom of speech.
Tim Griffin will introduce legislation that adds gay teenagers to the list of Illegals in our society, and institutes significant penalties for harboring them.
Tim Griffin will protect the ability of local school boards to educate local children with good honest Arkansas Christian values.
Vote Christ. Vote Griffin 2010.
A copy of the email I sent. Not sure how much good it will do, but inaction is not an option. I've put up with enough of this shit since I've moved to Arkansas so from now on I'm going to scream until all our voices are heard.
Dear Superintendent:
Mr. McCance's hateful facebook post was recently brought to my attention and I was seriously dismayed. ...I don't contest McCance's right to say the hateful and ignorant things he did. In fact, we often grow more as a community by engaging troglodytes like McCance. That being said, as a public figure, as a member of the school board and as a representative for all students and their interests his homophobic comments demonstrate his inability not only to empathize but to give basic considerations to an element of his constituency, LGBT students. And his decision to express this at a time of crisis in this community is not only tasteless but vicious. How can LGBT students believe their interests are represented by this homophobe? And public schools have a duty to represent and protect the interests of all of their students. If his comments were about African American students or women we'd more easily see how his behavior contradicts the mission of his position. It should be no different with such hateful, anti-gay sentiments. He not only needs to be forced to resign, he needs to offer an apology and the school board needs to issue a statement expressing its commitment to all of its students straight, gay, bisexual, and transgendered.
Sincerely,
Jacob Held
Meanwhile, Midland's town of Pleasant Plains wonders why its Main Street Revitalization Projects and dreams of economic development have all come to naught.
The appropriate people to contact are the board members of the district, but when I looked at their website (http://midland.k12.ar.us) the page for board members is blank. I don't know if it's just a bad website, not kept up-to-date, or if the page has been taken down in response to this. Let's hope the people of the Midland School District know who they are and are speaking up.
I had the time this morning and thought, hell, why not? So I called the Batesville Guard and talked with a reporter up there. She said she and the paper were unaware of McCance’s remarks until late last night, and said the paper is trying to contact the appropriate parties at nearby Pleasant Plains for a story they hope to run in today’s edition. Said the superintendent has said he’ll have no comment and that contacting individual board members has been difficult thus far. But, it's good to know, at least for now, that the paper is on it.
Believe it is state law that their website has that kind of information posted since there are guidelines for such things.
Laurap--wow. Every time I hear Will, it strikes me that that little boy has more sense (and humanity) in him than many adults. Put his words beside McCance's, and I'd rank Will as the intellectual and moral superior of the two.
It appears that the district is not in compliance with current laws regarding their website.
http://arkedu.state.ar.us/commemos/static/…
*He* has "got a family to consider?" HE's "got a family to consider?"
He didn't give much consideration to grieving families or those with loved ones battling against relentless hatred or Religion inspired self-loathing.
This man will no doubt say he loves the school district and the kids.
He can prove it by resigning.
I know lawyers need work, but I'll be damned if I need a lawyer's advice if I've FK'ed up this badly.
However, it's refreshing to see that even in a backwards state like Arkansas, so many people will come out swinging when a bigot airs such nasty views against one segment of the population. This ain't 1957 after all....and it makes me proud.
The blaring truth before us is that the only segment of our population who deserves our dislike is the criminal class. And they deserve a fair trial each and every time, they have rights too.
Hell, I remember in grade school when left-handed kids were looked down upon. Instead of curing the gay, teachers back then would often try to cure left-handedness. Why? Have any of you been abused by a left-handed person? I think not, unless Mr. McCance is left-handed.
Old Rodney King was right and if you're not trying everyday to get along with everyone else, better go get a big I'm a Dinosaur sign and hang it on your back. My girls have always had gay friends, mag and I never gave it a thought.
Which reminds me, I grew up with a gay friend, we were friends before either knew the meaning of gay or homosexual. All of us knew Eddie was a little different but we blamed it on his very old parents. In our early 20s Eddie came out to me and my first wife, not that he had to, by then we had figured out what was different about Eddie and didn't pay any attention to it.
But after several years of Fort Baptist's inhospitable reaction to gays, Eddie moved off. He came back once for his mother's funeral and has never been heard from again. Some think he died of AIDS, but most of us simply don't know. I've done the Google and no trace of him has ever turned up.
I've got other childhood friends I can visit with, but I can't really figure out how my life has been better with no contact from Eddie? I can't do anything about losing friends due to death, but it's a real bitch to think what I've lost one because of some hometown people like McCance. Eddie Crigger.....phone home!
In addition to contacting Dr. Kimbrell, get in touch with the Arkansas School Boards Association.
Staff: http://www.arsba.org/aboutasba/staff.shtml
From their "Beliefs and Resolutions":
The Arkansas School Boards Association believes locally elected school boards are a profound expression of grassroots democracy and that local governance of public schools is fundamental to the continued success of public education. Adequately funded, student-centered public schools can provide a safe and supportive environment and a comprehensive education for all children that will prepare them for a lifetime of learning in a diverse, democratic society.
By focusing on student achievement and by actively engaging the community, Arkansas school boards provide leadership for academic success in our public schools. By providing a vision of excellence and equity for every child, Arkansas school boards will ensure performance-oriented schools that meet today’s problems, as well as the challenges of the ever-changing future.
Championing excellence in public education through training, advocacy, and service for local school boards is the mission of the Arkansas School Boards Association.
Sigh...I'm so NOT shocked. Given the general religious nuttiness of Arkansans and the 'WHATEVER it takes' preaching by the likes of Beck/Limbaugh/Palin, I'm surprised there hasn't been more casualties...after all, 'words have consequences.'
The ignorant hatemonger should be fired. If an atheist school board member said he wished religious kids would die, the gallows wouldn't go up fast enough. But that's different...'cause their god says so.'
Between Falwell and Palin/Huck, I'm continually fighting off a hatred for every politically noisy god pusher. And it's becoming a lot of hard work...'cause they are at the root of our culture's tolerance for viciousness toward gays. Apparently their god loves nothing better than hate/war and he excuses all sins that are committed in his name. Bastards.
i facebook chatted with the times record in fort smith this morning, they told me they had no plans to cover this story as it was outside of their coverage area. they did say that if the little rock bureau published anything over the wire that they would publish it. now i remember why i let my subscription lapse.
I thought I remember the name Midland.
They are the school district that had a major financial crisis about 5 years ago and had a bake sell to bail it out.
Maybe the should have sold tickets to a "stoning"
"In the school years of 1985-1986, the Pleasant Plains Panthers and the Floral Eagles consolidated to form a bigger and better school district. This new district came to be known as the Midland Mustangs. Though many were doubtful, the two small communities pulled together to form a more positive community. Slowly the Mustangs began to rise and the number of students began to grow.
Midland not only grew in numbers, as the years progressed, so did the academics. However, a lot of things have remained the same. A majority of the students who attend Midland High School today have parents that also attended the district. These students have many of the same values as their parents. Being so, the Midland student body shares a much closer relationship than many surrounding districts that have larger student bodies. At Midland, students and teachers know each other on a more personal level, providing a comfortable learning environment.
Though Midland's financial crisis of 2005-2006 was an unfortunate set-back, we fully intend to learn from our mistakes and persevere. Though mistakes were made, fingers will not be pointed and Midland will move forward, rather than dwell on the past. Our school was saved thanks to the wonderful efforts of the community and its surrounding areas. The fact that our community was able to rally together and raise over 400,000 dollars in a matter of months in an effort to keep Midland School District open is a testament to our close-nit community. Though Midland is a small district, often overlooked, its family atmosphere is enough reason to give it a closer look. We will continue to work together-students, teachers, parents and friends-and Midland will conquer all and continue to grow!
hey Zelda
Why speak badly about the deceased?
Jerry Falwell died in 2007
Your hatred seems to be internal and u continue to spew it to relieve yourself of it.
Maybe a power greater than yourself might help calm your anger issues.
Worth a try--Who knows? There might be one!!
SocialistArkie: You know me very well and know I am always up for a protest. Call, text or FB me if you decide on something. :)
I'd love for some AT bloggers to go with us. I wish Norma lived here. Sister, you up for it? DBI? :)
"The Midland School District has removed the names of School Board members from its website. Its e-mail account is not accepting outside e-mail. It has disabled the public comments page."
This is, unfortunately, very typical behavior of governing boards of both public and private groups in Arkansas. It is one of the reasons that our state finds itself in the cultural morass it seems to live in.
There is a lack of accountability on the part of governing boards of institutions in general, a refusal to adhere to sunshine standards that foster transparency and accountability, and -- let's face it -- widespread ignorance and incompetence among trustees of institutions across the state.
I watched an Arkansas non-profit with strong ties to the churches, which ministered to people with AIDS, go up in smoke in the early 1990s, precisely because of such behavior. When I wrote to the board members of that group to share observations about how they could improve the performance of their board and organization, I was soundly rebuffed for "invading their privacy" -- though their names and addresses were a matter of public record, due to their 501(c)3 status.
When several of their clients who were living with AIDS tried to attend one of their board meetings, the board shamefully lied about when and where they would be meeting, to prevent these members of the public from attending their meeting. And so it was no surprise when this organization went up in flames several years down the road, while some church leaders across the state with ties to the group defended the secrecy and the outright homophobia of this group ministering to people with AIDS.
We won't do better until we learn better. And we won't learn better without strong pressure from the public to do better. Earlier this year, I wrote the school board of the Anoka-Hennepin school district in Minnesota after a series of suicides of students in that district, in which bullying due to sexual orientation was a factor.
The names and addresses of those school members were online and available to the public. Only one, a former Republican state legislator, blocked the email I sent her. And when she did so, I found a way around her block, to be sure she heard my concerns.
The response of the Midland school district to inquiries from the public about Mr. McCance's comments is despicable. This response suggests the problem is deeper than Mr. McCance.
I'm down for a protest SocialistArkie! I'm sick and tired of this. It HAS to stop. I grew up in a fairly tolerant area of Louisiana and moved here when I was 17. Truthfully, I was more comfortable back then than I am now. It seems to have gotten worse when the crazies started coming out of the woodwork all because America (can we still call it that?) had the cajones to elect a minority president! Once that happened it is like someone opened the floodgates and anyone not rich, white and Christian went up on the chopping block.
I used to be able to walk down the street holding my wife's hand and we wouldn't even get so much as a honk. Now, we can't even go into any local restaurant without getting looks and snickers, people avert their eyes when we walk by, pull their children closer like us GAYS have superpowers to reach out and nab their children with our sinful claws and devour them right there on the spot. On a positive note, our 12 year old daughter (who by the way is a straight A student in a college-prep program, and that teachers adore and have asked to clone because of her manners and the way she treats other students) told me the other day that she doesnt understand why people hate gay people so much. She said, "That's so stupid! The gay people I know are actually nicer and more fun to be around then most of the straight people I know! Don't worry, Momma, none of my friends give a care about any of that stuff, and if they do, I dont want to be their friend anyway!" This is what keeps me going: the thought that this all will soon pass because kids her age will change the world. They know that love has no gender, no race, no religion, no political affiliation, love is just love.
"Why speak badly about the deceased?
Jerry Falwell died in 2007"
Of course tired is right. One should only speak good of the dead.
Falwell is dead. Good.
Well this example of Southern Evangelical Gay Hatred© has made it to the Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/27/c…
So what happens if McCance doesn't resign? DoE says it can't do anything. Are there impeachment proceedings? McCance ran unopposed and his term doesn't expire until 2015. What if he decides to hunker down and stay on the school board? The internet hate machine is much abuzz about this today, but that will probably change by tomorrow (or earlier). I am having a hard time imagining members of a rural Arkansas community making an issue of this by themselves.
But he will resign. Big question: will the apology be "I'm sorry if..." or "I'm sorry that..."?
I'll dig up my my Pangburn Hardware Cafe t-shirt and join in on a protest/call for human decency.
Please keep us advised, SA.
LinCo_Progressive and Durango:
Dem-Gaz may not have reported it, but the local radio station (KWOZ) has covered it, and as noted, the local paper (Batesville Daily Guard) will likely have a story re this today.
“why people hate gay people so much”
It is easier to blame others than to look for solutions. It is more comforting to find fault without than within. When one worships a demonic entity that demanded blood sacrifice & genocide it can be frightening to see others not needing an anachronistic crutch. The “Gay Agenda” myth is simply a justification for the violence to come. It is nice to politely ask that others not cause harm but let us not pretend that this is all that will be required of us.
“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”
Barry Goldwater
How embarrassing to see that this idiot hails from my state. I hate that because of idiots like this, Arkansans are seen as backwoods, uneducated, and unaccepting people. I can say that I'm proud to see so many people from this state (and all over) coming together to try and get something done about this fool. This is absolutely unacceptable. This guy and others like him are the reason Christians get so much backlash these days. Or should I say, "Christians," because he is surely not in the right place with God if he posseses such hateful views toward other people. I sincerely hope this guy gets the boot or has at least half a shred of intelligence in him and resigns.
I'm sure the actions of a bunch of liberals are going to persuade the GOP to change its platform and strategy.
Whether it's encouraging gay teenagers to kill themselves, gunning down gays in church, or using jackboots on female protesters, the Republican party has discovered that bullying people energizes their base.
I mean, Rove had us invade and occupy an entire country to gain political advantage for the GOP, killing hundreds of thousands of innocent women and children. The lives of a few outcast teenagers are a superb trade for an extra percentage point or two in the polls. They'll take that deal all day long.
NOTHING brings out the crowd like a lynching, in other words.
Pretty simple, half of us were born easy going and easy to persuade with facts and evidence. The other half were born with no genes that enable them to tolerate anyone that's not exactly like them.
The funny thing...if that 2nd half manage to control a church or a group, without blacks, Mexicans, gays or any of those "different people" they'll still manage to create a pecking order and find some reason to hate some members of their own group.
Anyone who has watched a preacher run off from a Baptist church will know exactly what I'm talking about.
Differences are good. Evolution is based on differences.
Do you think that argument might persuade people like McCance?
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