I appreciate your stance, and I agree with the slavery analogy (that one day in modern society it will be viewed the same way. I shudder to imagine a modern, technologically-hyper-advanced society where it would be otherwise.). Where we disagree is in the road to take to get there. I think it’s good for you to do what you’re doing if it is where you can excel. Praying is wonderful. But I think we also need a greater emphasis on real, human to human advocacy, less marches or protests.
I mean did any marches/ protest change ANYONE’S opinion on the War in Iraq? And when talking about abortion, it’s particularily important that you change the opinions of the citizens/ voters— without them behind your cause, it’s just a matter of another election or two before the decision is changed yet again.
Young people need to express their passions, and by doing so, get emotionally involved in their causes. Sweet reasonableness has limited appeal. One needs martyrs as well as confessors and apologists.