Please note at the start here, that I am fully for our troops and I know that what they're doing over there isn't easy by any means at all. However the one thing that I'm not happy about is what happened over there which only proves that no one is ever thinking in either long terms, or about what another culture that they're among. Just like the pastor over in Florida, he pulled an idiot move by burning the Koran, which of course set off a spark that is still being felt by those in that culture.
Then again any religion is going to have problems with other religions, that's one of the main reasons why with my faith I don't have a religion, I have a relationship, a very major difference that's come in handy like crazy since religion is getting monopolized these days to the point that there is no faith, only a dollar sign ($).
I've currently got a friend that is serving over there right now, and honestly I do wish that he was here right now, but I know that he proudly serves and I would never deny him the chance to do what he loves to do (unlike certain political people that are out there that do support the troops but do what they can to get out of having to actually serve their country), however after what happened with the Koran, I do fear for his life over there, but then I'm going to be doing that either way.
There is one thing that I really don't like, and that's when those over here claim that they happen to be Christens, try to impose their beliefs on other cultures and people, and all the while saying that they're trying to save the persons soul. Only problem is, you can't force anyone to take up a religion, which is what that's doing in the first place. The Lord God created free will in the first place, which means that everyone is granted a choice, and it's a choice that that person would have to live with, and it's not something that we (or anyone) can change by force. Yes on my Facebook page it says that I'm Christan, but I refuse to impose my beliefs on someone else that doesn't want it at all. For every time that there has been any kind of "crusade" (including the one that Bush Jr tried to force out), it has met with total and utter failure period. The only problem, is that in each case that's happened, those that do their so called "crusade" don't learn from the past when it comes to the failure that happens in each case. They don't work, and it's only going to bring more hatred, and those that are apart of the entire thing in the first place, they're the ones that are going to be hurt the most from it.
Now I know that I'm currently sitting in front of a computer writing this out, but at the same time, I really do wish our troops well over there. I just honestly wish that they wouldn't be put into harms way when it comes to what they went through, but their commanding officers think they know best when it comes to what they're doing, but the problem is, they don't think long term, they only think of the current time and never about what it would do in the end to them. Which honestly should always be thought out before something like this actually happens, but they never will, and it's also one of the main reasons why we happen to have all of the problems that we have over there right now. No one bothers to think long term.
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Felix Sanchez
Sign Dancer, Liberty Tax Fresno, CA
Alhambra High School
Class of '97
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