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This is exactly right. In Africa and L.A. it is common for Evangelicals to blare loud-speakers during Catholic services, believing they are proclaiming the true faith. A rose bears the best witness by its own smell—not by loudly proclaiming its superiority above all flowers.
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He (and Pope Benedict) have made a clear distinction between proselytism and evangelization, with one being coercion and one bringing the Gospel to others and changing hearts. This is not new. Where have you been?

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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92: "We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong" rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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