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'''Conservative parables''' are stories that illustrate a [[conservative]] insight.  The stories may or may not have actually occurred.
 
'''Conservative parables''' are stories that illustrate a [[conservative]] insight.  The stories may or may not have actually occurred.
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== The Fly Ball ==
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One Sunday afternoon a dozen teenagers gathered for a game of coed softball against a rival team from another church.  As the first team's coach assigned his players to positions in the field, he noticed a new player on his team whom he had seen only before in church services.  She suffered from a severe case of cerebral palsy, making it difficult for her to walk or use her arms.  But she always had a smile on her face, and she brought a softball glove to play.
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The coach, against his better judgment, told her to be the right-fielder.  The coach knew that in softball the ball is hit to the right field less frequent than to other positions.  This was supposed to be a friendly game between churches, but turned out to be far more competitive than that.
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The game went smoothly for several innings.  But the other team was good, and it was hitting the ball hard.
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The inevitable disaster then struck in the 6th inning, with several runners on base and two outs.  A batter for the other team hit a line drive directly at the right fielder.
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The coach, and indeed his entire team, turned in dreadful anticipation as they watched the ball travel at a high speed right at the player with cerebral palsy.
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The player held up her glove and the ball smacked directly into its pocket.  She had caught the third out.  Her team erupted in cheers and her ever-present smile glowed even wider.  Her team went on to win the game.
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'''''Her teammates were inspired more by her catch than by anything else they saw the entire year'''''.
    
== The Story of Two Psychiatrists<br /> -- Or How To Deal With Liberal Critics ==
 
== The Story of Two Psychiatrists<br /> -- Or How To Deal With Liberal Critics ==
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