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Courage. Faith.
And, for the knee-jerk skeptics out there, 99 percent ofAustralian Nick Vujicic's presentation Thursday -- simulcast to 200 Utah schools as part of an anti-bullying campaign --was NOT evangelism.
He made a simple, brief opening statement of his faith as a source of personal inspiration. . . then, he offered hope and encouragement to bullied kids that anyone -- believer, non-believer -- could, and should, embrace.
And, by the way, this man who can fetch $10,000 for his secular motivational appearances, did this for free.
No fees. Because, this fellow, who some would argue has gotten a horrible shake from Life, simply cares.
Here's his story in The Salt Lake Tribune.