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"  A coalition has been formed in the small Colorado community of Westcliffe, located near the Bull Domingo Ranch where a group of FLDS members have taken refuge. The coalition&amp;#039;s action committee, called &amp;quot;Step Up,&amp;quot; has invited several FLDS detractors, beginning with Laurie Allen. Allen&amp;#039;s vitriolic Banking On Heaven video paints the FLDS to look like the violent and crazy LeBaron group into which she was born and raised. &amp;quot;Step Up&amp;quot; has enthusiastically engaged in educating themselves about their FLDS neighbors by reading books by Stephen Singular, Carolyn Jessop, and Jon Krakauer--all vehement critics of the FLDS people and their way of life. Gathering evidence to prove you are right about a preconceived conclusion doesn&amp;#039;t result in real education. Rather, it breeds prejudice and creates intolerance. A one-sided &amp;quot;education&amp;quot; could be better termed &amp;quot;propaganda&amp;quot; because it doesn&amp;#039;t present both sides of the story and because the information flows from sources who have a fixed position and agenda. I have a question for the good people of Westcliffe: Why not walk down the road, knock on the door of the Steed residence, introduce yourself, and have a real conversation? Your FLDS neighbors will likely learn as much from an authentic encounter as you will. The best education is the one you experience first-hand. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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