Word: amenability
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...Amen...
...worked like this. He’d say something that needed the approval of the group—like “you’ve got to sow the seed”—and then he’d say “amen?!” like he was asking for our approval. Our job was to say “amen” back at him. If he didn’t hear enough responses, he’d start picking out individuals from the crowd of about 100 people and asking them individually...
...Isn’t that right, ma’am? You know, women can say amen in this church too.” The crowd laughs, and the woman says “amen...
...pews and watching Brashear do his thing, I wanted to be a part of this congregation. I wanted to be prodded and made fun of and forced to participate. I wanted to be such an important part of the community that the pastor needed my “amen...
When Brashear said “amen?!” he was making services more difficult, but he was also sending the message that everybody in his congregation mattered. The Democrats, by asking voters to participate in a crusade for social justice, can give them an opportunity to feel like they matter. By asking more, they can send the message that they have the power to do more, not just to help themselves but to help their country...