It doesn't always work, of course, but what is does cement is always greater than what slips through the cracks and comes out stillborn. Our movement needs a similar crazy glue if only to forestall the disasters that will occur in a house divided. Consider how diverse we are. As a people, our factions multiply everyday, with this group splitting off or taking issue or storming the gates and then going into another 'Miss Diva' snit. We live in an age where everything is a controversy.
Disputes arise over words, intonations, body inflections, attitudes, off the cuff remarks.
Even for the politically seasoned it's sometimes like walking over a minefield of sunburned skin. Forget Jesus, Moses or even Mary Baker Eddy as a unifying force. The unifying force could no more be a human being than a religious figure. Specific issues would also have to be ruled out, since marriage or the military ban or even issues surrounding Dr. Laura generates opposing views faster than Fred Phelps can work up another hateful sign. At the April 30 march, the families of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd will take turns at the podium.