Comments on: A night of history http://www.sevenwholedays.org/2008/11/04/a-night-of-history/ "Seven whole days, not one in seven, I will praise thee" -- George Herbert (1633) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Gunn http://www.sevenwholedays.org/2008/11/04/a-night-of-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 Scott Gunn Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:38:54 +0000 http://www.sevenwholedays.org/?p=821#comment-1301 Thomas, most of us around these parts of the interwebs will agree that the passage of Prop 8 is a failing of the authentic American spirit. We'd like to see equal rights for everyone. It hasn't happened yet, sadly. Does that mean that the election of Obama wasn't historic? Does that mean that people can't celebrate an extraordinary moment in American history. While it's not right to ignore a real failing, I hope you'll agree that it's also not right to deny others a celebration. Pax, Scott P.S. If we can't have joy until everyone has won their dignity, it's going to be a joyless world. I don't want to live there. So I'm going to have some joy when I see it coming my way. Thomas, most of us around these parts of the interwebs will agree that the passage of Prop 8 is a failing of the authentic American spirit. We’d like to see equal rights for everyone. It hasn’t happened yet, sadly.

Does that mean that the election of Obama wasn’t historic? Does that mean that people can’t celebrate an extraordinary moment in American history.

While it’s not right to ignore a real failing, I hope you’ll agree that it’s also not right to deny others a celebration.

Pax,
Scott

P.S. If we can’t have joy until everyone has won their dignity, it’s going to be a joyless world. I don’t want to live there. So I’m going to have some joy when I see it coming my way.

]]> By: thomas bushnell, bsg http://www.sevenwholedays.org/2008/11/04/a-night-of-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1299 thomas bushnell, bsg Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:30:03 +0000 http://www.sevenwholedays.org/?p=821#comment-1299 (which is to say to Susan Wright, no, we have not done it. not yet.) (which is to say to Susan Wright, no, we have not done it. not yet.)

]]> By: thomas bushnell, bsg http://www.sevenwholedays.org/2008/11/04/a-night-of-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 thomas bushnell, bsg Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:29:34 +0000 http://www.sevenwholedays.org/?p=821#comment-1298 i assume because you mean he would weep about the results in California, right? i assume because you mean he would weep about the results in California, right?

]]> By: Susan Wright http://www.sevenwholedays.org/2008/11/04/a-night-of-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 Susan Wright Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:00:30 +0000 http://www.sevenwholedays.org/?p=821#comment-1272 I am almost speechless. Transformational. Grateful. Proud. Filled with emotion. We did it!!! Thank you, God. Thank you, America. I am almost speechless. Transformational. Grateful. Proud. Filled with emotion. We did it!!! Thank you, God. Thank you, America.

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