Was There a Third Way?

"I always had a problem answering the question, "Which famous person would you like to meet for lunch one day?" Then came Jim Wallis' book, "God's Politics." That's when I started telling myself, "I really want to meet Jim for coffee."

Yesterday, I finished reading the chapter on Iraq. That's where the book became really interesting. Jim was against the war. But, he wasn't fond of the anti-war protesters. He writes:


Many people will engage in protest, but even more are likely to follow an alternative that offers a better way. To offer an alternative is always more challenging than just protest; it requires more work, creativity, and risk.
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It should at its best [The protest], point the way to an alternative, rather than just register the anger of its demonstrators. Protest must not become just a ritual of resistance, offering a laundry list of grievances."
Iraqi in America