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Remains #2

18 Jul

…the most hated woman in America…

Casey Anthony was released from jail two days ago. As she left the jail, she needed the protective custody of two law enforcement officers, who thought they needed the protection of the full swat gear they wore.

It seems obvious that Casey Anthony is currently “the most hated woman in America.” Officers say she has received numerous death threats…at least 7 of which they consider to be sincere. Her close relatives have disowned her, and her distant relatives have advised her to get plastic surgery to disguise her appearance. Others have encouraged her to change her name and leave the country.

It really doesn’t matter how I feel about the verdict. It’s unimportant whether I believe the reports and speculations. I’m not even in a position to voice my opinion of our judicial system, though my opinions are quite strong.

But most importantly, I’m not in a position to become judge and jury of any other human being. I too have committed more than my share of damage in this world. Were it not for the grace and forgiveness of God, shown through God’s people, I would not have survived.

I know how it feels to have the mercy of God wash over your soul. And having experienced that rebirth, that cleansing, that open embrace…I could never deny that gift to another.

 
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…the truth about venom…

06 Aug

Hatred seems to have gotten a stranglehold on our current society. The inbox of my email account is assaulted daily with political opinions that are almost always colored with hatred. The senders apparently find it nearly impossible to state their political opinions without also espousing hatred for those of differing political bents.

Judging from my recent emails, it’s difficult to know which groups in America are the most hated…immigrants, gays, lesbians, ecologists, unemployed, welfare recipients, Hispanics, Muslims, bankers, or politicians? It seems that nearly every societal problem can be traced directly back to one of these hated groups.

An elderly friend of mine recently pontificated, “My venom is more poisonous to me than it is to my victims.”

We need to realize that our hateful feelings are more poisonous to us than they are toward those we hate. Our painful memories are more poisonous to us than they are to those who’ve wronged us. Our racism is more poisonous to us than to those we’re prejudiced against.

Our venom is more poisonous to us than it is to our victims.

 
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