God bless you @canadian-coconut! You have contributed more than you know to the voices of us to afraid to speak our minds.

It really doesn't take many like minded good people to make a difference. I remember a case in Southern Ontario, Canada a number of years ago quite well that highlights my point.

A group of children were taken by family services from their home against their will. The crime? Spanking. The family was Mennonite (like the Amish - I know you know) and believe, like many of used to, in lovingly administering corporal punishment as a tool to raise their children. Well, the state didn't agree. This was back in the 1980's so it was quite a controversial move at the time, even for the province.

What happened was that the Mennonite community banded together and stood outside the police headquarters in this small town community as well as the children's aid office. Day and night they demanded the return of their children. It was a beautiful peaceful show of force. They were not about to let their children be stolen by the state.

And eventually the province gave up and returned the children to their family.

It worked well for them but I fear that most of us do not enjoy community support as much as the close knit Mennonite community does.

Who will fight for the rest of us?

Well, the answer is people like you. People like myself who are more informed now and people whom you touch enough with your posts.

Thank you... :)