After the tragedy in Charleston, we had a series of discussions of race and prejudice. While successful, our discussions left out the largest persecuted group, which makes up over half the population in this country and just under half the population in the world, (you can look it up on the web).
In THIS TED Talk, Jimmy Carter gives a comprehensive summary of what he considers the greatest injustice in the world. He also explains why men are reluctant to talk about it.
Persecuted groups in our country have gained respect after sacrifice in military service. Only a short time ago, it was unthinkable that our country would send our young women to die in combat. In THIS TED Talk, we see that this is no longer the case. One our Zoom-In members, Skye, had some personal contact with these women warriors in Afghanistan. She has graciously agreed to lead the discussion for this part if our meeting.
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