Standing Up Despite the Cost
Some advocates refuse silence despite losing access.
Sep 4, 2026 · 39 min · 10 segments
“What is most important is not who we worship Sunday morning, it is who we stand up for on Monday morning,” says Rev. David W. Greene, Sr. Religion has a huge impact on our U.S. society. Some of that…
Aaron SpiegelGuest
Fran QuigleyHost
David W. Green Sr.Guest
Well, and listen to you talk about asking questions rather than making assertions about what, you know, as a longtime community leader, you certainly would be well justified in saying, here's what I think or here's what needs to happen.

So I want to talk a little bit about the work, because you all are focused on the work, as you've said.


But also you all, in the last few years, I think of you all as being just so impactful on behalf of our homeless neighbors in our community and beyond.

So do you want to talk a little bit about that maybe to start with, what you have done together in terms of both advocacy and service to the benefit of our homeless neighbors?

And one of the things that, that really, uh, unifies us is, uh, we are, uh, this is a public thing.

I can't say dirty words, but we are, um, uh, we are the P in the mattress for some of the systems that we don't think works.

And we both realized, really was around bringing the first time the movie came to Indianapolis, Beyond the Bridge, A Solution to Homelessness.

It's been two years now that we could use that as a rallying point to force change in the systems because we really need to change the system.

It's not as simple as just saying, well, homeless people need to be housed because it's a system that's designed to keep people poor and unhoused.

And if I could, the documentary you refer to, Beyond the Bridge, Solutions to Homelessness, it's, I believe, available online, was filmed in Indianapolis, and you've shown it many times in the community.

Well, and listen to you talk about asking questions rather than making assertions about what, you know, as a longtime community leader, you certainly would be well justified in saying, here's what I think or here's what needs to happen.

So I want to talk a little bit about the work, because you all are focused on the work, as you've said.


But also you all, in the last few years, I think of you all as being just so impactful on behalf of our homeless neighbors in our community and beyond.

So do you want to talk a little bit about that maybe to start with, what you have done together in terms of both advocacy and service to the benefit of our homeless neighbors?

And one of the things that, that really, uh, unifies us is, uh, we are, uh, this is a public thing.

I can't say dirty words, but we are, um, uh, we are the P in the mattress for some of the systems that we don't think works.

And we both realized, really was around bringing the first time the movie came to Indianapolis, Beyond the Bridge, A Solution to Homelessness.

It's been two years now that we could use that as a rallying point to force change in the systems because we really need to change the system.

It's not as simple as just saying, well, homeless people need to be housed because it's a system that's designed to keep people poor and unhoused.

And if I could, the documentary you refer to, Beyond the Bridge, Solutions to Homelessness, it's, I believe, available online, was filmed in Indianapolis, and you've shown it many times in the community.
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Standing Up Despite the Cost
Some advocates refuse silence despite losing access.
Working Together Without Believing Alike
Faith can unite people without demanding sameness.
Who Will You Stand With?
Real solidarity matters more than shared worship.
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