A little bit of ranting never hurt nobody!

 
PLEASE DEFINE PEACE FOR ME...

I was reading this article last night on FoxNews.com, and some of the lines in it struck me as nothing short of baffling...

"Protesters blocked intersections, scuffled with police, broke windows and heaved newspaper racks and debris into streets. Some hurled rocks at commuter trains, briefly halting service at a station across the Bay in Oakland."

"Protesters trashed the grounds around a northern New Mexico home owned by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, placing 'No War' stickers and throwing children's clothes around the property."

"Portland, Ore., protesters smashed three windows at a McDonald's restaurant, set a flag on fire and sprayed graffiti on a sign at a Shell gas station. More than 135 people were arrested after police used pepper spray and explosives. A police spokesman said one cop was injured and received 10 stitches after a flying object hit him during a confrontation."

Hmmm...."peace" protests...very interesting. Now, let me start by saying that I am completely in support of people being allowed to protest things that they feel are wrong. The beautiful thing about this country that we live in is the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. It just seems to me that in order for people to get the point across that they support peace and not violence, they would find another way to do so. I mean, who in the world thought in that huge crowd of people, "Hey, you know I HATE this whole war with Iraq thing and I think that Dubya is a complete loser. I really want my local congressperson and the President to know how I feel. Hmm...how can I do this? Wait...I've got it!!! I'm going to break windows at McDonald's, and give a cop ten stitches...yeah...that'll show them that war is wrong and the people have spoken! FIGHT THE POWER!!"

Just gotta love those rational peace protesters.

Sad thing is, protesting has just gotten way out of hand. Take, for example, some of the more radical sects of the pro-life movement. Here they are, out there wanting to stop women from killing their unborn child. So, what do they do? They get someone with a high-powered sniper rifle to take the doctors out. Or, they put homemade bombs in dumpsters next to the clinics and wait for the fireworks to start. Or...just as bad in my opinion...they yell obscenities at these women as they walk into the office, calling them harlots and whores. Just another sad way a noble cause can be twisted in the wrong hands. And that's what really irks me! I'm pro-life, but there's so much of a stigma that goes with that...radicals screaming at women...doctors being killed...innocents being injured...I'm almost ashamed to say it!

Now I know that most likely none of these protester types will ever visit my little corner of the web here...but...if you do, let me end with this:

First of all, I respect you for the fact that you feel so strongly about what you believe in. But, please respect the fact that our opinions may differ, and that I'd rather not be in the hospital tonight because of it.

Second, if you really want people to listen to you, then LEAD BY EXAMPLE!!!! If you want peace, then act peaceably! If you want the killing of innocent children to stop, then respect ALL life, even the lives of those who don't believe the same way you do. Understand, especially if you're a believer, that their judgment, just like yours, one day will come...and on that day "...every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess..." Believe the promises that He's gonna be able to judge them and pass punishment on them in a way you NEVER could!

Finally, support democracy and the freedom of speech! It is the most fundamental and wonderful liberties we have! Support it by not doing things that will get it taken away from us! PLEASE!!!

Well, I think I've said enough. Peace out, yo.





posted by Stacie @ 12:27 PM