Found this sermon, very good from the heart of Inhofe country

[bigbrother05]

A Sermon delivered by Tamara Lebak, Associate Minister
At All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, OK
Sunday, July 13, 2008

http://www.allsoulschurch.org/moral-outrage

- Growing up in Oklahoma, I remember seeing bumper stickers that said, “I’m mad too, Eddie!" I didn't really know what everyone was particularly mad about, but at even as a kid I could sense that there was something not quite right in the world. I was beginning to experience a palpable hypocrisy – a sense that adults really didn’t have it all figured out. And it would fuel my teenage angst for years to come.


- A lot has changed since 1980. On the air waves, in politics, in the oil and gas industry, and with the economy. With current $4.00 per gallon gas prices not even related to infrastructure taxes, I would doubt that Chiles or his critics would consider this future the one they imagined. Although my guess is that they would still blame each other for the current state of union. They would each blame the other for the economy, whether or not they agree with Phil Graham that “we are in a mental recession and are a nation of whiners.” I’m sure Chiles and his critics would blame each other for the state of the government – our current situation being a direct result of the legacy of that particular democratic congress or that particular Republican President. Although Chiles and his critics might actually agree about the state of baseball, with Barry Bonds tipping the scales now at over 188 million dollars in career earnings (without bonuses.)

According to a recent study conducted by researchers at New York University’s Department of Psychology, people who see the world as essentially fair, maintain this perception through a diminished sense of moral outrage. So in order to maintain a perception that the world is fair they must be disengaged enough to have a diminished sense of moral outrage.

- Our sense of what is right and what is wrong in this world, and our anger toward it means that we are invested in seeing that the wrongs of the world are righted. I’m Tamara Lebak and I’m mad. I am sad that there are children in the world and in this country who go to bed hungry. Are you mad, too? Maybe we need a little litany. Try it with me: “I’m mad too, Tamara!” I’m angry that we are still at war. I’m angry that our veterans do not receive the respect they deserve and the care they need. I’m angry that our planets limited resources are being squandered by a system that I am a participant in. I’m angry at homophobia: that my primary relationship is discounted and dismissed and that Oklahoma will not let my partner and I domestically adopt or foster a child. I’m angry that everyone does not have access to quality health care. I’m angry that we imprison the mentally ill and the addicted. I’m angry that people kill in the name of God.


It's a bit long, but worth a read when you have the time.

For some reason, was looking into info on "Mad" Eddie Chiles and found this. She lists a pretty good synopsis of how things have changed since the Reagan Revolution. Think one year later, it still delivers the message.

[OKNancy]

1. You can watch sermons on youtube if you're so inclined

I know because my daughter is the camera person.. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/user/AllSoulsUnitarian

[bigbrother05]

2. Was really glad to see some sanity

Tulsa has always been the center of Republicanism in OK, but there were lots of good on both sides. Back in the day, there were 5 Dems and 1 Rep in the House. Lots of populist sentiment, Carl Albert, Fred Harris, etc. before Bellman and Bartlett came into the Gov's mansion then the Senate. Have to believe that Will and Woody are looking down and wondering what became of their beloved state.