1.0Reformed Chicks Blabbinghttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/reformedchicksblabbingmichelehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/reformedchicksblabbing/author/michelerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="M7D3f8M7TF"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/reformedchicksblabbing/2007/03/speak-with-conviction.html">Speak with Conviction</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/reformedchicksblabbing/2007/03/speak-with-conviction.html/embed#?secret=M7D3f8M7TF" width="600" height="338" title="“Speak with Conviction” — Reformed Chicks Blabbing" data-secret="M7D3f8M7TF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Found this over at Thinking Christian’s newish blog Sound Words. It’s a comedian (or poet) who is joking about his generations lack of ability to speak with conviction. He advocates they do so. If you decide to follow his advice, be prepared for people to call you arrogant and an extremist. Tags: video, humor