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Profiles in effective compassion
September 26, 2009

They don't judge

I think it's wonderful what Mr. Anderson is doing ("Church of the disabled," Sept. 26). It is hard for many people (myself included) to feel comfortable among special needs people and willingly volunteer to help them. I recently became a volunteer with an organization that helps special need kids ride horses. One of the most wonderful things about these people is that they don't judge you; they see you as a person and a friend, no matter what you look like.
—Daniel Jacob Lyons, 15, Marietta, Texas

Real fear

Re: "Planned parenthood" (Sept. 26): Wonderful piece! My peers and I have long talked about how fear makes us raise our children differently from how we were raised. I'm not sure I agree that our fear is irrational, but the fear and its effects are real. I also love how Janie Cheaney ties our children's loss of freedom to our selfishness in abortion.
—K.A. Straughn; Norman, Okla.

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