Comments on: Oakhurst Church Taking Over NAVO Space

By: Deanne

Deanne — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:20:17 +0000

Thank you for this wonderful poem to mull!

By: Deanne

Deanne — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:18:16 +0000

??? The churches in Oakhurst aren’t valuable neighbors???

Maybe you don’t mean it this way, but it seems to me that you’re saying that value=cents, not sense. I’ve always envisioned Oakhurst as a place with a strong sense of community, in large part, due to the community outreach of the churches there. It’s very sad to think that the definition may be shifting.

By: Deanne

Deanne — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:03:15 +0000

Hm… Self-appointed “deciders of what’s right for all of their neighbors” isn’t on the list. How do they rate?

By: Cubalibre

Cubalibre — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:09:19 +0000

Hello, Timothy (or should I call you “Apostle”? )– thanks for much for weighing in, but more than that, thanks for the link to that awesomely kick-ass poem. Holla, brother! Best of luck to your endeavor.

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:33:35 +0000

I love me some Wendell Berry, especially when he’s as worked up as he is in this “manifesto”. The essence of the poems seems to be this: “…every day do something that won’t compute.”

Read the full thing yourself and let me know if you agree but THAT my friends, in a lovely nutshell, is the vast difference between the happy-to-be-small organic farmer and the larger organic establishment that has swept the nation.

But back on point…As for the “practice resurrection” slogan and the reaction displayed here, it seems to have done an excellent job of retaining its message while simultaneously exposing many of our own biases. Well done. Well done.