You know, it is truly disappointing that even amid the historical strides we’ve made as a country toward equality we still lack the most basic and fundamental necessities of livelihood. That is, we lack common sense—moreover, common courtesy. We have a problem with seeing an African American President. Alas, we criticize and scrutinize his every move and motive in such a way that we’ve done no other President in United States history. Every chance our media gets we refer to him as Mr. Obama rather than in the traditional and respectful way of including his title before him. We display the vilest hatred for gays, transgendered persons, and lesbians, failing to embrace the humanity which we all undoubtedly share. We crucify the Muslims; we persecute the Buddhist—considering their religions lowly and inferior to the so-called Christian values our country was founded on…
It is truly beyond me—how can a country which hails from a history of enslavement and mass suicide at the hands of its governing structure even begin to wave its bible over the heads of others. If as this country suggests in its founding and governing doctrine all men are created equal. If, without reason we should all live the freedom bestowed upon us by virtue of our American citizenship then how can we not be moved, rather charged to act. Protesters of the Islamic Mosque near the site of where the 9/11 tragedy took place should realize one thing, Islam is a religion, not a terror ideology. Islamic people as do Christians, Catholics, Buddhists, and all other persons with and without a religiously based faith commit acts of violence and crime.
As a Christian woman and a journalist, my job is to both glorify the God I serve and to tell an unbiased story. As a human being who believes in civility and freedom of thought, I must go a step further and declare that in order to dispel hatred we must insert love and understanding. The citizens of this country too often function with dictatorship values—subjecting others to their beliefs and personal convictions. The people of this country should remember the words of the Christian to whom we have dedicated our country. At a dinner of his peers, Christ called unto them to break bread together and not to be separated by their differences—with conviction; Christ said “do this in remembrance of me.” Have our ears gone death to His voice?
As people stand in protest claiming to want to protect American values they should remember that the Christian principles so iconic to this nation do not reflect hatred. Rather, to be very clear, they suggest that everything we do should be in remembrance of sacrifice. I’ve always considered 9/11 a rather ironic event; one that should cause Americans regardless of race, social class, sexual preference, or religion to come together. The massacre of thousands of people on American soil should remind us just how precious life is and how deserving we all are of freedom and justice. As such, in remembrance of the hate it took to enact 9/11 and in remembrance of every life lost we should insert love and acceptance into the Islamic Mosque debate. Americans should open their hearts to an informed and unbiased dialogue, keeping in mind that we have had many 9/11's throughout the world. Americans should understand that by approaching this situation without caution, we could potentially prompt many more...
