All views invited to 'We the People' Sunday on Youngstown's North Side

YOUNGSTOWN

Rodd Coonce, owner of Full Circle Florist and host of Music on Madison, both on Youngstown’s North Side, strives to teach others his favorite saying, TEHO – to each his/her own.

“We need to have a little more of that,” Coonce said. “I always say that when people have the answer, they’re that much further from the truth. It inhibits the discovery process and the learning process and the overall tolerance for other people and their views.”

At 11 a.m. Sunday, Coonce is hosting “We the People,” an open discussion of religions and non-religions, at Dorian Books, 802 Elm St.

“Too many times I have heard in church, ‘If this person doesn’t accept Christ, they’re not going to get eternal life,’” he said. “The Jesus I know would never – what if someone lives a good life and follows commandments doesn’t accept Christ? Where do these people go then?”

Coonce said his hope is to promote tolerance of one another and each person’s set of beliefs.

Read moe about the event in Tuesday's Vindicator or on VIndy.com.