I'm here at the yearlykos convention for the next four days.
I'll be posting from time to time about things I'm seeing and hearing.
So far I've attended the LGBT and drinkingliberally.com caucus'. Until tonight the day is all caucus'. Tonight Howard Dean will be delivering the keynote appraring along with Sen. Dick Durbin & Rep. Rahm Emmanuel. Again, I'll post as I can but will take notes. [which I hate to do.]
The mission of The Foundation for a Better Life, through various media efforts, is to encourage adherence to a set of quality values through personal accountability and by raising the level of expectations of performance of all individuals regardless of religion or race. Through these efforts, the Foundation wants to remind individuals they are accountable and empowered with the ability to take responsibility for their lives and to promote a set of values that sees them through their failures and capitalizes on their successes. An individual who takes responsibility for his or her actions will take care of his or her family, job, community, and country.
What exactly are some of these values of personal accountability they are encouraging?
Appreciation Believing In Others Caring Commitment Compassion Cooperation Courtesy Dependability Diversity Doing The Right Thing Forgiveness Friendship Gratitude Honesty Hope Humility Integrity Listening Love Loyalty Perseverance Respect Responsibility Sacrifice Service Sharing Soul Tolerance Trust Unity Vision
An admirable and powerful list to say the least.
So, here's my question. [Of course, you knew this was coming...]
If a christianist saw this website and explored it, they would inevitably say that this is secular, left-wing propoganda. Which of the values in this list and the complete list on the website, is NOT part of true Christian belief?
of course, just asking...
[Note: check out the other videos they have here. They are all remarkable.]
"Preaching to the choir", "preaching to the chorus", and "preaching to the converted" all mean the same thing, that the people you are trying to convince already believe in what you are saying. Example: "I agree with you entirely; you are preaching to the choir." You are "preaching to the choir" when you talk (preach) to people to convince them of something they already believe. Example: "Don't just stand there preaching to the choir; get out and find new members!" The members of the "choir" play the music, while those in the "chorus" sing along, as the preacher preaches to change (convert) the non-believers into believers ("the converted"). People tell you that you are "preaching to the converted" to let you know they support your idea; they also might be saying you don't need so spend so much energy to make them believe what they already believe. Example: "You don't need to tell me this project is important; you're preaching to the converted." GoEnglish.com Idioms
Both the radical right christianists and the progressive left are guilty of the same thing. They continually preach to the choir when they think that they are trying to gather new supporters or change people's minds toward their ways of thought.
I'm not sure it really works that way. The people who are really committed to one side or the other are going to be committed no matter what. The two sides are preaching to the choir because the majority, those who fall someplace between the two, are actually listening to a different tune. Or, maybe the choir isn't listening to the correct tune.
