Do you ever read the news and then wish that you could literally live in a bubble, with your family and friends, and that it would magically float away and not ever be bothered by the world again? I don't wanna raise my kids here.
Tonight I read the news.
There's a woman in Iran who may be stoned at any moment for adultery, her lawyer says. She was also given 99 lashes a few days ago because an image printed in the London Times of a woman unveiled was reported to be her...mistakenly reported. AAAAh, how can this be allowed by any government?
Hey, guess what North Korea's official name is-- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea..heh... Did you know that Kim Jong Il was a successor to the "presidency" after his father revolutionized the country? And that now, at age 68, he is said to be grooming one of his three sons to take his place... democratic people's what now? Oh, as a humanitarian gesture, yes, they are releasing a boat of fisherman back to S Korea...oh, they are so wonderful!
I read on and on about the world and the extremists here and there and how they are threatening peace everywhere, and how the governments in some far off lands were allowing cruelties and hatreds to abound....I started to get more and more sick to my stomach.
And then I read this one. And I realized that the worst place in the world might just be right around the corner, in a little (wicked) place called Florida:
General Patraeus asks a church in Florida to drop their plans to burn copies of the Koran on Sept 11, saying that such actions will only endanger our troops. The church says their plans to burn the book that Muslims hold dear as their "Word of God" is justified because "it is not the word of God..." . Oh, and that it is to show that their teachings are false and pagan.
Ah, COME ON! Is that really Christian? Is that really going to accomplish anything? Who exactly are you going to "teach"? And who do you think you are helping? Because the mere mention of burning the Koran by you rednecks has already sparked riots where our flag has been burned, and HELLO!, we've got troops over there, is it really fair to them and their families? Spencer says, "It's like throwing rocks at a beehive but the only people that the bees can see are our troops." Yup.
And finally, thanks for making all of America look like a bunch of fools.
"We know this is not just the decision of a church. It is the decision of the president and the entire United States," said Abdul Shakoor, an 18-year-old high school student who said he joined the protest after hearing neighborhood gossip about the Koran burning.
In spite of being denied a license to hold the bonfire, and being asked by the senior-most general of our troops, the church and their idiot pastor say they will carry on with plans because they want to send a message that America says "enough".
I felt so annoyed, and I went to read the comments, hoping somebody would have put into words just how I was feeling.... and to my astonishment, the comments went alot like this:
I plan to get a copy of the koran so that I can burn in on 9/11. Every American should. The god the muslims pray to is not my God. My God calls that god Satan. -------------------------------------------------If a person has no god, and believes you and your ilk to be insane can this person burn the bible that has influenced you ?
and this:
Lets make em so mad that they start shooting other and blowing themselves up. Someone needs to cleanse the Earth of those creedants. By the way, several churches are planning Koran burnings on the new 9/11 Koran Burning Holiday, they just haven't advertised it. I have heard of several in my area.
And this:
Face it. These ridiculous moslems hate us. They don't really need any excuses, they're gonna hate us no matter what. Burning these korans or whatever they're called is sort of putting the moslems and their backward "religion" it their place. Should be done across our great nation. Moslems are inconsistent with American freedoms, and they certainly aren't anything about "peace" or that other nonsense they like to talk about. I'd say burn as many korans as you can. Moslems hate us. They don't belong in our free country. They'll never develop to the point where they do.
Oh my goodness! Who are these people? Tell me you don't agree? I just can't tell you how awful this makes me feel....so I guess I decided to share it and make you feel awful too...
Wanna join my bubble? We're departing this earth this friday :)
10 comments:
Don't leave without us! Seriously, that is rediculous. I know my God teaches us to love our enimies... All of this just makes me sick.
I want to come. I feel this way every time I read the comments on Utah news. I can't believe how many idiotic, racist people live in Utah. Unfortunately, many of them are Mormons. I'm expecting several talks about not hating others in Conference next month.
It just makes me wonder what's next? What "religion" (seriously? we use quotation marks now? Who decides what "religion" is or is not a religion?) will "America" turn on next? I love (and I use that word sarcastically) how this handful of people speak for our entire country, and feel that their opinion is so right it is okay to profess it as truth and lump me in with them.
Yikes.
I have to stop thinking about this, or I will become more and more enraged and think of thousands more, better comments.
Please reserve 4 spots in your bubble for us.
I am not allowed to read the news. I can't function as a mom. I get so down and emotional about the future that I wreck the present. So I stopped watching and reading and life was better.
I know it's out there. but while my kids are young, I must live in the dark to survive.
See? I'm already back. I was wondering where I sign up to protest against this church's protest? Although, how could we go about opposing a religion that builds its beliefs on hating others' beliefs?
Guess I'll give everyone hugs on 9/11. It's not flashy, but it's all I got. Do you think it will teach them a lesson?
Too bad the loving way is also the slow and easily-overlooked way.
As sad and disturbing as all these things in the news always are and always will be, I take great and literal comfort in the promises of Isaiah 54:13-17. I honestly don't worry about what the world is doing, just what I am doing and where I personally stand with God. Yes, it is right for us to take a stand in the world and be examples and witnesses of Christ, but I love the example the Church itself sets at ignoring major controversies, refusing to be provoked, and letting them blow by without reaction, as they did with that Mountain Meadow Massacre movie. As in, sorrow for the sins of the world without anger or irritation. Even if it doesn't change the prevailing ideas in the world, it makes a huge difference for the inner peace of those who choose to live in this way. OK, this is long enough, I'm out!
Have you read the Secret Life of Bees? I'm May. I have my own little wailing wall, and I fill its cracks with my sorrow at what is going on in the world. The "highlight" of it all this week was hearing of a mass rape in the DRC. My heart has been broken for the community in which it occurred. There's just so much ugly, and too often times perpetuated by twisted ideas of who God is. I come from a very, very conservative family - the kind whose main source of information is a forward email - and every time they speak, I feel like I'm reading the comments you put in your post.
See you Friday. (Can I bring my copy of the Koran?)
So sad. I avoid the news. It makes me feel hopeless. I think the snow ball is picking up momentum and we're going to see a lot of crazy stuff unravel. cling to that iron rod. I'm with Lisa and prefer to live in the dark. that way i can enjoy raising my family.
Ok so I read your post couldn't think of anything profound to say and then I heard this awesome song from the 80's called the Final countdown dododo it's the final countdown were leaving togther were headed to Venus and maybe you've seen us. soooo profound :)
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