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• For The Bible Tells Me So
  by Daniel Rarela

  Below are the links to the documentary entitled “For The Bible Tells Me So,” dealing with homosexuals who came from conservative Christi…

  Below are the links to the documentary entitled “For The Bible Tells Me So,” dealing with homosexuals who came from conservative Christian families. Your thoughts? Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13

• From Little Things #2 in Aus
  by Crowmanic

  The following song & lyrics by Paul Kelly (Aust. songwriter/singer) were a hit some years ago … have been the basis for a new song/and …

  The following song & lyrics by Paul Kelly (Aust. songwriter/singer) were a hit some years ago … have been the basis for a new song/and video clip regarding the “Apology” and “Reconciliation” here in Australia. “Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett, the former frontman for the band Midnight Oil, said the new song was a soundtrack for all Australians. Australian musicians launch pop song inspired by apology…” / ~ The Canadian Press (21/4/2008) A link to view/hear the song is here Lyrics: Gather round people let me tell you’re a story / An eight year long story of power and pride / British Lord Vestey and Vincent Lingiarri / Were opposite men on opposite sides Vestey was fat with money and muscle / Beef was his business, broad was his door / Vincent was lean and spoke very little / He had no bank balance, hard dirt was his floor From little things big things grow / From little things big things grow Gurindji were working for nothing but rations / Where once they had gathered the wealth of the land / Daily the pressure got tighter and tighter / Gurindju decided they must make a stand They picked up their swags and started off walking / At Wattie Creek they sat themselves down / Now it don’t sound like much but it sure got tongues talking / Back at the homestead and then in the town From little things big things grow / From little things big things grow Vestey man said I’ll double your wages / Seven quid a week you’ll have in your hand / Vincent said uhuh we’re not talking about wages / We’re sitting right here till we get our land / Vestey man roared and Vestey man thundered / You don’t stand the chance of a cinder in snow / Vince said if we fall others are rising From little things big things grow / From little things big things grow Then Vincent Lingiarri boarded an aeroplane / Landed in Sydney, big city of lights / And daily he went round softly speaking his story / To all kinds of men from all walks of life And Vincent sat down with big politicians / This affair they told him is a matter of state / Let us sort it out, your people are hungry / Vincent said no thanks, we know how to wait From little things big things grow / From little things big things grow Then Vincent Lingiarri returned in an aeroplane / Back to his country once more to sit down / And he told his people let the stars keep on turning / We have friends in the south, in the cities and towns Eight years went by, eight long years of waiting / Till one day a tall stranger appeared in the land / And he came with lawyers and he came with great ceremony / And through Vincent’s fingers poured a handful of sand From little things big things grow / From little things big things grow That was the story of Vincent Lingairri / But this is the story of something much more / How power and privilege can not move a people / Who know where they stand and stand in the law From little things big things grow / From little things big things grow / From little things big things grow / From little things big things grow