On Wednesday March 10 a 39-year-old Museum security guard Stephen T. Johns was gunned down by 88-year-old James W. von Brunn, a white supremacist! According to authority Stephens did exactly as he should to prevent Mr. Brunn from gaining access to the Holocaust Museum. I do pay tribute to Stephen T. Johns and the other security guard who did all they can to avoid more casualties. For this, Stephens T. Johns is a hero. HE saved countless of life by laying down his.
We are in 2009 and the holocaust Museum symbolize for me: No never again! Why do we even have to talk or write about this kind of unjustified crime, why is it that we even have to hear about hate crime! We are made different, we came from different nations, backgrounds, our beliefs, our skin colors, our tastes etc...
Though we are different, when united we can make a big different, it is like different candle getting together to form a beam! So we need each other and we can't do it without each other. We have to accept the differences between us and instead of rejecting it, embrace it 'cause together to do wonder.
How boring would the world be without one another? How non-sense would it be to leave with people that are just like you? Think about it: you would not need to learn anything and you would be doing the same old stuff everyday... Life would actually be tasteless and God did not create us one of a kind for no reason.
If you hate other people because of their skin color, their belief or their origin or culture, you are missing the point. This is for everybody! Let's be united and go through life experience together just as we are.
I have a lot of people I disagree with and there are a lot of stuff I disagree with but that does not entitle me to kill to get my point through. What happened to "take it to the Lord in prayer!" I think this is the main thing going on around the the world: People need the Lord!. We can't make it by ourselves we are getting crazy, killing each other, cursing at each other! Jesus says love your neighbor and pray for those who do you wrong! There is this thing called dialogue! Violence does not work it hardens the heart of both parties.
Let's invite Jesus back in our life! Let's put God back to our schools and universities and public places and let's recognize that we are different so that life can be more exciting, more fun!
God bless you and I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to the parents, family and friends of Stephen T. Johns! May God bless you all
...What should happen now?...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/06/10/von_brunn/?source=newsletter
Ironically, the Homeland Security report spoke/warn that this type of thing might be on the horizon..."the calm nine-page report merely looked at warning signs for extremism, based on history: They include a prolonged economic downturn, the demonization of immigrants, the election of the first black president, fears about losing the right to own guns, a banking crisis inciting age-old paranoia about "Jewish cabals" and the return of many veterans to the States suffering from PTSD and other conditions while getting insufficient care." We need to be united to keep any more attacks from happening by addressing the conditions that lead to organized, or "lone wolf" atrocities.
Condolences and prayers go out to Johns' family as he is truly a hero.