Rev. Brad Schmidt talks about how words hold power for life and death: https://youtube.com/shorts/_efNpygJGNc. #WordsDoThings #Podcast #Rhetoric #Words

This is unacceptable rhetoric. Political opposition is not only acceptable and ethical in a healthy democracy but necessary and built into the system. Ad hominem attacks, however, are unacceptable, unethical, and unnecessary. #WordsDoThings #rhetoric #publicspeech

Rushdie said it can be difficult to write about peace while living in a time of “inexcusable violence,” including the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan. “A book cannot stop a bullet. A poem cannot intercept a bomb,” he said. But through literature, he said, writers can express solidarity with those who are suffering and others on the front lines of conflict zones, such as journalists.
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I cannot predict what someone will think: https://youtube.com/shorts/1-PQy6sFp8E?feature=share
Tune in on Sunday for the full episode! #WordsDoThings #podcast #speechacts #religion #politics #theology #rhetoric

Please don't use dehumanizing language: https://youtube.com/shorts/rqT9zG8CSnI?feature=share #ThoughtfulThursdays #WordsDoThings #SpeechAct

Speech & Power.
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