“Change depends on people knowing the truth. Change depends on people speaking that truth out loud. That's what movements do. Movements educate people to the truth. They pass along information and ideas that many others do not know, and they cause them to ask questions, to challenge their own long-held beliefs. ... Movements are the way ordinary people get more freedom and justice. Movements are how we keep a check on power and those who abuse it.” PeopleKnowsWayLongIdeasAsksBeliefCausesChallengesJusticeKnowingInformationMovementDependsOrdinaryAbuseActivismChecksLoudEducateSocial ChangeOrdinary PeopleKnowing The Truth Author:Unita Blackwell
“Any cause that requires mockery and abuse to advance itself isn't one I need to engage with, regardless of my basic beliefs or agreement with the underlying goals.” NeedsBeliefCausesGoalAbuseAgreementMockery Author:Jay Lake
“Research on child abuse suggests that religious beliefs can foster, encourage, and justify the abuse of children. When contempt for sex underlies teachings, this creates a breeding ground for abuse.” ChildrenBeliefSexReligiousTeachingResearchAbuseJustifyContemptChild AbuseBreedingReligious BeliefAbused Children Author:Mary Garden
“The sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is the result of what police call "noble cause corruption," the belief that because you are dedicated to doing good, you can do no wrong.” BeliefSexCausesCan DoChurchResultsAbusePoliceCatholicCrisisCorruptionNobleDedicatedDoing GoodCatholic ChurchNoble CausesSex Abuse Author:Alex Gibney