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	If I Can Dream Stop Baptist Predator October 5, 2009 http://stopbaptistpredators.blogspot.com/ By now, I've been called "bitter" so often that I've long-ago lost count. "Bitter" seems to be Baptist leaders' favorite word-of-choice for marginalizing someone who talks about things they don't want people to hear about. But despite their "bitter" name-calling, I often think that what really motivates me is exactly the opposite. A big part of what motivates me in this work is my incessant optimism. Based on all that I've seen in Baptistland, it's an optimism that isn't reality-based in facts. Yet it's an optimism that persists. I dream of a better day in Baptistland. I dream of clergy accountability in Baptistland. . . accountability for clergy perpetrators and also for clergy cover-uppers. I dream of outreach, compassion and care for clergy abuse survivors in Baptistland. "Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle." "Tell me why – oh why – can't my dream come true?" So, hit the replay button, and join along with Celine and Elvis -- and me -- in singing of our dream for a better day in Baptistland.
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