http://solarcrash.com/2008/05/worth-dying-for/ Creativity, Faith, and Culture in the City Thu, 17 May 2012 21:18:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://solarcrash.com/2008/05/worth-dying-for/comment-page-1/#comment-3981 Al Tue, 20 May 2008 21:15:47 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=935#comment-3981 Just a side comment on Canadian heroes... The top two vote-getters for CBC's Greatest Canadian (about 3 years ago) were Tommy Douglas (#1) and Terry Fox (#2). Some of the others in the top ten were a bit lame (Don Cherry??), but I think we have some pretty awesome people in our collective heritage. Your point about having something worth dying (or living) for is well taken. It seems much easier to idolize people like Cherry (#7) or Gretzky (#10) than to actually struggle against the odds, and stand up for justice and hope like Douglas, Fox, or Dr. King. God give us the guts to stand and be counted where it really matters, even if no one sees, and it looks like it's not making a difference. Just a side comment on Canadian heroes… The top two vote-getters for CBC’s Greatest Canadian (about 3 years ago) were Tommy Douglas (#1) and Terry Fox (#2). Some of the others in the top ten were a bit lame (Don Cherry??), but I think we have some pretty awesome people in our collective heritage.
Your point about having something worth dying (or living) for is well taken. It seems much easier to idolize people like Cherry (#7) or Gretzky (#10) than to actually struggle against the odds, and stand up for justice and hope like Douglas, Fox, or Dr. King. God give us the guts to stand and be counted where it really matters, even if no one sees, and it looks like it’s not making a difference.

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