TESTIMONIALS

1. "RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS WAS VERY INTERESTING READING. I CAN TELL YOU PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT AND FEELING INTO WRITING IT," Detroit Bishop Thomas Gumbleton.

2. "I KNOW YOUR VISIT TO IRAQ MUST HAVE OPENED YOUR EYES TO MANY THINGS AND I AM GLAD TO SEE YOU SHARING THOSE EXPERIENCES WITH THE VERMONT COMMUNITY," U.S. Senator James Jeffords.

3. "I AGREE THAT THIS WAR WOULD BE IMMORAL AND UNJUSTIFIED," Vermont State Representative Helen Head.

4. "THE REACTION FROM OUR STUDENTS INDICATES THAT THEY BENEFITED FROM YOUR PRESENTATION," Essex, VT Middle School teachers, Eric Biederbeck and Keith Pillsbury.

5. "YOU ARE ACTING SO COURAGEOUSLY, IT MAKES ME ALMOST WEEP. YOU ARE WILLING TO PUT YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE, AND WHO COULD ASK FOR MORE FROM ANY MAN? I SALUTE YOU, SCOTT," Nancy Lee Farrell.

6. "YOU ARE LEADING BY EXAMPLE! GOD BLESS YOU, SCOTT," Brian Burmeister.

7. "I WAS VERY MUCH INSPIRED AND PROVOKED BY THE PERSONAL TONE OF YOUR REMARKS," Michael Cordner of Christ Presbyterian Church.

8. "YOU ARE INDEED A PASSIONATELY POWERFUL WITNESS OF GOD'S LOVE AS WELL AS A PROPHETIC WAKE UP CALL TO US CHRISTIANS," Rev. Tim Eberhardt of St. John's Episcopal Church.

9. "YOU ARE TRULY A MODERN-DAY DISCIPLE! WHAT A POWERFUL WITNESS YOU ARE OF JESUS' MESSAGE," Dorothy Barewicz of the Catholic Diocese of Burlington, VT.

10. "YOU SPEAK SO VERY WELL AND ARE FOCUSED ON THE RIGHT ISSUES," Marmete Hayes of PAX CHRISTI.

11. "I SHARE MANY OF YOUR DOUBTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THE DEEPENING U.S. COMMITMENT TO PLAN COLOMBIA," U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa.

12. "WE ENJOYED YOUR ESSAYS AND PHOTO GALLERY. VERY WELL DONE, SCOTT!" Rose and Haven Whiteside of Tampa, FL

13. "YOU ARE INDEED A MAN OF COURAGEOUS FAITH! AMEN, BROTHER," Fr. Ben Jimenez, S.J.

14. "I CONSIDER YOU THE LEO BUSCAGLIA OF UTICA!" Ralph Yetter, Utica, MI (Feb 1984)

15. "IT IS THROUGH THE WITNESS AND SACRIFICE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT THE REST OF US ARE ENERGIZED AND INSPIRED." Dave Robinson, Pax Christi USA

16. "YOUR DETERMINATION AND STRENGTH AMAZE ME! Alice Gerard, Buffalo, NY

17. "SCOTT DIEHL HAS MADE MY DAY BRIGHTER," Anna Tylkowski, Utica, MI

18. "SCOTT IS RIGHT; LET'S REMEMBER LIFE IS SENSATIONAL...LOVE IS FIRST AND FOREMOST... SCOTT IS ONE IN A MILLION... HIS COURAGE TO STAND UP AND SAY WHAT HE BELIEVES IN THIS DAY AND AGE IS COMMENDABLE," Mrs. Austin, Richmond, MI

19. "GRACIAS FOR YOUR COURAGE AND COMMITMENT TO EXPOSE AND CLOSE THE SOA/WHISC," Raul & Barbara LaBorde, Oakham, MA

20. "YOU ARE A LOVING AND GENEROUS PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE...I WAS A 2ND LT. OF INFANTRY AT FT. BENNING. SINCE THEN, I HAVE RESIGNED AND TOLD THE U.S. ARMY THAT VIOLENCE, KILLING, TORTURE ETC. ARE NOT WAYS OF GOD," Bob Turner, Minneapolis, MN

21. "THANK YOU FOR WORKING TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE," Embrace Foundation, Tijeras, NM

22. "THE WORLD NEEDS MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO CAN STAND UP TO EVIL WITHOUT USING VIOLENCE, AND WHO REALIZE THAT PEACEFUL ACTIONS SPEAK MORE ELOQUENTLY THAN BLOODSHED," Michael P. Gallen, Philadelphia, PA

23. "I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW I ADMIRE YOUR GREAT COURAGE AND DEDICATION TO MANY GOOD CAUSES," T.R. Mckenzie, Burlington, IA

24. "YOU GIVE US HOPE IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES," Rev. Roy Bourgeois, Founder of the SOA Watch, Columbus, GA

25. "YOU HAVE TOUCHED PEOPLE...PUSHING THEM TO TAKE THE GOSPEL MORE SERIOUSLY. YOUR SACRIFICES TEACH US ALL-MYSELF INCLUDED-ABOUT THE TRUE MEANING OF FAITH," William P. Quigley, Attorney At Law, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA

26. "I THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WITH YOUR LIFE ON BEHALF OF THOSE MURDERED AND TORTURED AND THEIR FAMILIES IN LATIN AMERICA," Sr. Stella Storch,OP, CSA Justice Coordinator, Fond du Lac, WI

27. "SO MANY OF OUR MUTUAL HEROES SPENT SUCH TIME IN JAIL AND GREW STRONGER FOR IT, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO MAKE SUCH GROWTH IN YOUR UNDERSTANDING, INNER PEACE AND LOVE, AS YOUR WRITINGS TESTIFY TO SUCH AIMS," Dr. Gary Chapman, Zion United Church of Christ, Burlington, IA

28. "I SUSPECT YOUR WITNESS, THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING WORTH DYING FOR IS VERY EFFECTIVE FOR ALL YOUR FELLOW INMATES THERE FOR STUPID DRUG CHARGES," Rev. Jim Hoffman, OFM, Franciscan Friars, Countryside, IL

29. "YOU HAVE A TALENT FOR WRITING IN A WAY THAT CARRIES GREAT POWER. YOU HAVE BREATHED IN THE UNDESIRABLENESS OF YOUR SITUATION FOR THE PAST MONTHS AND BREATHED OUT COMPASSION AND LOVE FOR YOUR FELLOW HUMAN," Rick Johnson, Burlington, IA

30. "I CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE CORAGE YOU HAVE, TO BE WILLING TO CROSS THE LINE AT THE SCHOOL OF HE AMERICAS. I PERSONALLY ADMIRE SUCH COURAGE SINCE I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THE SAME," Jonathan Madley, Serra High School Student, San Mateo, CA

31. "WE LOVE YOU," Cabrini High School Theology Students, New Orleans, LA

32. "SCOTT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMPORTANT WORK AND YOUR WITNESS FOR PEACE," Bob Gross, Vietnam Vet, N. Manchester, IN

33. "COMPARED TO U.S.' PRISONS, HERE IN MY COUNTRY IT IS MUCH BETTER FOR OUR PEOPLE INSIDE OUR PRISONS," M. Lambriex, Tilbury, Netherlands

34. "YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO ME. I LOVE YOUR UNIQUE CALENDARS, T-SHIRTS AND BUMPERSTICKERS, WHICH IS ON MY CAR. THANKS FOR THIS MESSAGE. EVERYTIME I LOOK AT THESE THINGS I WILL SEND A PRAYER YOUR WAY," Sr. Marge Wissman, Oldenburg, IN

35. "I WANT YOU TO KNOW I SUPPORT YOU. I REMEMBER READING ONCE IN THOREAU'S WALDEN HE SAID, IN A UNJUST SOCIETY THE ONLY PLACE FOR A TRULY JUST PERSON IS PRISON...THIS APPLIES TO YOU...YOU ARE MERELY TRYING TO PROTECT OTHERS," Bert Miller, Mt. Pleasant, IA

36. "THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP AND SPEAKING OUT," Doris Berger, Mankato, MN

37. "I TOTALLY AGREE ABOUT THE COMPLETELY UNFAIR SENTENCES THAT ARE HANDED OUT, COMPARED TO THE ONES FOR MURDERERS AND RAPISTS; EVERYONE HAS TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE CHANGES THAT ARE SO SORELY NEEDED. GOD BLESS YOU FOR WORKING SO VERY HARD FOR ALL OF THESE PRISONERS AND VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES. YOU ARE RIGHT, OUR FREEDOMS ARE SLOWLY, BUT SURELY BEING LOST AND TAKEN AWAY. YOU SHOULD BE REALLY PROUD OF YOURSELF. YOU ARE MAKING SUCH GREAT USE OF YOUR TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD BE SO STRONG AND RESOURSEFUL...YOU ARE SO VERY SPECIAL," Theresa Shandor, Utica, MI

38. "I THINK OF YOU AS YOUR COMPASSIONATE DEDICATION IN STANDING UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. YOUR FOCUS AND DEDICATIONTO DO WHAT IS RIGHT IN LIFE MAKES ME REALIZE HOW FEW PEOPLE DO THAT. IF ONLY WE HAD MORE SCOTT DIEHL'S IN THE WORLD!" Steve Samborski, Attorney At Law, FCI, Waseca, MN

39. "I THINK THAT EVERY CONGRESSMAN AND SENATOR IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD SPEND 90 DAYS IN PRISON!" Tim O'Brien, Davenport, IA

40. "YOU CHOSE TO GO A DIFFICULT PATH, AND, AS THE OLD SAYING GOES 'PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS'. I HAVE KNOWN MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE ALWAYS POPPING OFF, BUT VERY FEW WHO WOULD GO TO THE WALL AS YOU. AS A DESCENDANT OF SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT MADE THIS COUNTRY HAPPEN, I APPLAUD YOU! THERE IS GREAT NEED HERE, IN THE U.S. FOR YOUR KIND OF ENERGY", Betty Gilomen, Downers Grove, IL

41. "THE EXAMPLE YOU SET FOR MYSELF AND THOSE AROUND YOU WAS VERY POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING. THANK YOU FOR BEING A BLESSING IN MY LIFE! Val Bohlen, RN, GRMC, West Burlington, Iowa

42. "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PRAYERS. PLEASE, CONVEY MY LOVE AND GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE AT GOD BLESS THE WORLD." Alice Gerard, Buffalo, NY

43. "THANKS AGAIN, FOR ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING TO MAKE THIS WORLD A MORE BEAUTIFUL AND JUST PLACE FOR ALL." Brian DeRowen, Taft, California

44. "YOUR WEBSITE IS EXCITING AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVING PEACE," Lelia Mattingly, Danbury, Connecticut

45. "AS YOU SAID, FRIENDS ARE THE BEST OF GIFTS AND WHAT I AM MOST THANKFUL," Sr. Nadine Meyer, Belvidere, Illinois

46. "GOD HELP OUR HURTING COUNTRY!," Rev. John Crepeau, San Diego, California

47. "THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST MORAL AND SPIRITUAL WEBSITE AND ORGANIZATION I'VE SEEN IN DECADES IN THIS IMMORAL COUNTRY," Paula Harr, Alexandria, Missouri

48. "AS A REPUBLICAN CHRISTIAN, YOUR WEBSITE OPENED MY EYES TO TRUE CHRISTIANITY AND SPIRITUALITY IN MY LIFE, THANK YOU SCOTT. I DON'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH YOUR METHODS, BUT I KNOW YOUR HEART AND SOUL IS FULL OF LOVE FOR GOD'S CHILDREN ACROSS THE GLOBE. THANKS FOR BEING BETTER THAN OUR CHURCHES, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND MEDIA," Sharon Fisher, Rochester, Michigan

49. "WE AT GRACE (EPISCOPAL CHURCH) WISH YOU WELL AND HOPE YOUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT," Rev. Rob Johnson & Deacon Adele Stockham, Birmingham, Alabama

50. "I appreciate your views, and I am pleased that you have taken the time to share your thoughts with me. It is always good to hear from someone that truly cares about our nation," U.S. SENATOR JEFF SESSIONS (R), ALABAMA

51. "KEEP UP THE GOOD WORKS!", Beth Gomoluch, Vanderbilt, Michigan

52. "I genuinely appreciate...your beliefs...and enthusiasm to transform, to improve, to reform and unlock our full potential," U.S. Congressman ARTUR DAVIS, (D), ALABAMA

53. "YOUR WEBSITE IS AWESOME", African-American Evangelist Richard Lane, Maryland