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"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; but define yourself."
-Harvey Fierstein, 1992 Bennington Commencement
There are many tales of the persecution of Christians on this board. This is not one of them.
This isn't really a tale of persecution, actually.
This is a story about people who will not be bullied into silence, who will not be made a victim, who will define themselves. They are of all faiths, but with many truths common unto all.
It's a story about human weakness. People can fear what they do not know, and so hate what they have never seen. People can prey on fear and hate to rule. People can use a book of love and turn it to a book of hate. By turning a book of faith to a book of law, all suffer.
It's a story of human strength. People can never see something and care about it. People can work towards a goal and care enough to sacrifice themselves for it. People can work together for the good of all humanity.
It's a story, firstmost, of human imperfection. Into every yin a little yang must fall. Loving people can hate; hating people can love. To do good, people can effect the worst evil. Inconsistency rules us.
This is no fairy tale. There's no prince, princess, witch. Utena has revolutionized the world, and she has destroyed the old stereotypes. So I will do as best I can to make it understandable.
Reviews are always appreciated.
This story begins, like many do, with a death.