"Just Say No!"
"...And 'no' is enough for all of us. It’s what other writers have called 'the power of the positive no.'
'No' is enough, even if others expect us to explain ourselves. 'No' is all we owe others.
'No' is a clear setting of our boundaries. 'No'is saying we disagree with the very ask, the assumptions it makes, their interpretation of scriptures and history, the prejudice of others, any need for buying into an argument that another is encouraging, or our feelings, and their pressure, that we’re the ones who need to justify ourselves.
But most of all, 'no' communicates that we have taken a stand we believe in. 'No' takes moral courage. And 'no' is saying to the questioner that we’re really sincere about what we’re doing, we’re not “wishy-washy” people just going along with what is currently politically calculated.
There are many ways to say 'no....'"
Read
more of this latest column and others.
Sign
up to receive Dr. Minor's
"Minor
Details" column.
including his, in this issue, saying that we must go beyond just calling bigots hypocrites - the religion itself has to be held accountable. He names names and is right: 'What we’re seeing is the heart of what right-wing religion itself really is, not merely hypocrisy.'"
-- veteran LGBT activist (since 1959) and a founder of LA's Homosexual Information Center in 1968, Billy Glover
and this organization promotes and is a strong advocate for such thinking. He is a perfect fit for the 21st Century American thinking."
-- Michael Alldaffer, founder of the Great Plains Chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
"How to Stop Arguing About Religion But Make Your Point"
Relive Dr. Minor's Popular National PFLAG Presentation
An hour-long online presentation, Dr. Minor presented a version of his popular
workshop from the 2019 National PFLAG Convention to over 100 participants for the PFLAG Academy Online entitled "How to Stop Arguing About Your Religion But Make your Point"
Watch it here - "How to Stop Arguing About Religion But Make Your Point" and Access the Accompanying Training Toolkit
Scared
Straight
Play
a sample or order or download your copy here
When
Religion Is an Addiction
Play a sample or
order or download your copy here.
The
Fairness Project On-Line Activist Tool Kit
The Fairness Project is in the process
of making available the handout materials from
Dr. Minor's popular workshop: "Being an Activist
Without Being a Victim." These materials are chosen
because they encourage activist leadership to proceed
from a progressive, healing model which contradicts
the models of leadership found in most popular
forms, models that are meant to keep the system
in place rather than to make changes that support
humanity, and result in burnout among leaders.
To access the current materials in The Fairness Project Tool
Kit for activist leaders, click
here.
A New 4-Part Podcast with Dr. Minor
Spend four half-hour sessions with Dr. Minor on this new
podcast series based on his most popular book and
most-requested speaking topic, and hosted
by religious trauma expert Karl Forehand.
Listen to Part One: "The High of Righteousness"
Listen to Part Two: "The Challenges of Addiction"
Listen to Part Three: "Questions for Enablers: 1-4"
When
Religion Is an Addiction
Dr. Minor's Best Seller
A
refreshingly unique analysis and more effective
response to the Christian right-wing in
America today challenging
much of how the left has responded!
Read
Reviews and Opinion About When
Religion Is an Addiction
Order
When Religion Is an Addiction
The
Fairness Project Booklet Series
Up-to-date, Practical & Insightful
Five
manuals activists around the country now use to
take back the debate! Learn more about The Series
For ordering information
Scared Straight
Dr. Minor's in-depth, acclamed study of what are still the key issues
facing our culture
Read more about Scared Straight
Order Scared Straight
|