Yes, the community is grateful for the good deeds done by a visiting group of teens and supervising adults. Just to remind a recent writer, God didn’t do it. These were genuine acts of human kindness requiring human effort. Please give credit to whom the credit is due.
It is well known that the act of giving serves both the giver and the recipient. Hopefully the kids enjoyed a positive experience with their communal living, the beauty of the north shore, and felt the satisfaction that comes with doing good. They are appreciated.
The good deeds don’t excuse smothering Harbor Park with preaching and blaring religious music so only those of their particular religious persuasion could enjoy this public space. It should not be so hard to understand why this event should have been on a church property.
It also bothers me that one can speak of solving a chemical addiction in such simplistic terms as to be freed of addiction during a religious rally. Gerry Cheney’s letter in the August 13 issue claims that “30 people got free of some kind of addiction” during this event. One might wish for this to be true for the sake of those who struggle with dependency, but sadly, sham comes to mind. Request a confirmation from these 30 people a year from now. It is not freedom to trade or add one mindless addiction to another.
Geri Jensen
Grand Marais
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