i'm not rejoicing at the death of Osama. we in the West viewed him as our enemy and it seemed at least that he hated the West. i suppose if he had met me he would've hated me but at the same time we are to love our enemies so i couldn't call him my enemy.
i opposed all wars over there. i oppose the ongoing war over there. i do not want my country involved in a war over there and i want them to come home.
friends do not let friends drop bombs on children. i saw that written on a peace sign once and i've always remembered it. i also agree with it.
i don't mean to imply that i agree with the politics of Al Quada, absolutely no. i just oppose war in all of its forms. i suppose its the peacekeeper in me, it's also the conflict avoider in me but i do not want to cause or see caused the harm of anyone in pursuit of any paradigm, even one that fits my own cultural system.
i'm a bit confused about what my reaction is to be. i certainly won't be gloating about the killing of a man, even one on the other side of opinion from me. i can't be thankful for that. a part of me isn't all that upset about it either though. that part of me scares me a lot because i could easily jump the gulf and be militant about things. but i don't want to be that guy.
so i really don't know what to do about Osama. aside from praying for peace i suppose.
aside from praying for peace.
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Our family left the more typical style church about a year ago and have been struggling to find our place. Tried to startup a home church setup but for a number of reasons it's on a bit of a hold right now.
After hearing the words of eternal damnation and shouts of praise that someone was exected - and hearing it the loudest from the so called Christian churches out there (not all, but many) I doubt I can ever reintegrate myself into that sort of hateful, ugly community again.
I am encouraged that there are individuals who struggle with an appropriate response like yourself, and though don't always have an answer, see peace as the only option.
Thanks.
-Joel
you are always a welcomed voice around here Joel. i've actually missed the contact we used to have a good deal.
the right wing newspaper actually had as its headline today "Burn in Hell" and i was more than a little bit appalled.
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