Fear Or Love (you Decide)

[drunkkenartist]

I generally avoid stuff like this anymore, but let me say this about that.

You will never find a kinder, gentler, well meaning soul than the one that inhabits Lightworker.

I'm sure her intent was not to start this impressive thread that came to be. She was merely advertising an upcoming event.

A Day of Peace. The Topic was Fear or Love (you Decide).

It wasn't really a question. At least one that deserved the responses it received.

However, we choose our own battles. Again BobbyJ, thank you for burning that into my brain.

I didn't have to add to this. I chose to.

I may regret it. Oh well. I'm a big boy. I can handle it.

I'm not a kind, gentle soul. I'm not a real hippie. I know the meaning; I don't profess to be something I'm not. And I don't pull my definitions from a dictionary. I pull them from life. A life fully experienced by being out in the world and not behind this computer screen.

I love Lighthyear, SavvyT, and everyone else in Sowal. There's a fine line between debate and bullying. I haven't been here as much as I would like. I doubt that I'll jump back on this thread.

Let this be said. We choose our own battles. We choose to learn from one another's lives and life's experiences. We choose to put up barriers made from our own beliefs and ignorance.

Lets just hope that during this 'coming together' about Peace, that someone doesn't spoil things or rain on the parade. That would be sad. And unfortunate.

As always, I'm impressed by the passion on this site. But I loathe drama. So I'm signing off. There is beer to be drank and wings to be eaten.

Let there be Peace on Earth. Let it begin with me. If each one of us would focus on creating Peace within ourselves, and letting that light show, then through example, the world can't help but become a better place.

I will start tonight to go insearch of that which makes me happy. And Peaceful.

O Hooters, here I come.

Y'all are taking this too seriously. Life. It's just a thing. It won't last.
Go out and have fun with it. Get off the computer. Go outside and play.
And play nice.

I'll see ya out there.

dka

Oh, and I didn't do a spell or grammar check, so get over it.

Loveyameanit!

 

[Allifunn]

Y'all are taking this too seriously. Life. It's just a thing. It won't last.
Go out and have fun with it. Get off the computer. Go outside and play.
And play nice.

I'll see ya out there.

dka

Oh, and I didn't do a spell or grammar check, so get over it.

Loveyameanit!

Ditto baby! You are the BEST!

 

[LightWorker]

Oh dka..... you are one of a kind.Thank you for your post

and kind words.

 

[Rita]

"And I don't pull my definitions from a dictionary. I pull them from life. A life fully experienced by being out in the world and not behind this computer screen." - dka

Thanks for the post!

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[6thGen]

Few? James Kopp, Paul Hill and Eric Rudolph represent a few. And they were not vindicated by their holy book.

Okay...

"A Daily Telegraph surveyshowed that 6% of British Muslims fully supported the July 2005 bombings in the London Underground."

"A public opinion survey released following the election indicated that nearly 75% of the Palestinian electorate believe that Hamas should change its policy regarding the destruction of Israel and 84% of Palestinians support a peace agreement with Israel. Among Hamas voters, 73% of respondents supported a peace agreement with Israel."

After a little searching the highest numbers of violent, or terrorist oriented Muslims I found was 40%. (These statistics would be linked to a certain area... etc)

Let's go with the high number. 40% of Muslims are everything you think they are. Well - that leaves 60%. I think that constitutes a majority.

Now I know one of the joys of the internet is if you search long enough you can find anything to back up your claim. You may come back at me with numbers stating that 85% of Muslims are or support violence.

My point was and will continue to be --- please think twice before you say something that is a generalization of an entire people. Stereotypes, especially when created by fear or feed fear, are harmful to all.

No, you said a few, not a minority. Huge difference. If 40% of Methodists supported terrorism against Baptists, would that be something you'd sweep under the rug? Of course not. Here's a Pew study. I can dig up more if you like, but I'm swamped right now.

http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?PageID=814

 

[Smiling JOe]

The scary part is the quantity. I don't know the number of Muslims in the world, but if we use that figure of 6% being a extreme and agreeing with terrorists acts, I bet that is a lot of people who are crazy.

 

[6thGen]

The scary part is the quantity. I don't know the number of Muslims in the world, but if we use that figure of 6% being a extreme and agreeing with terrorists acts, I bet that is a lot of people who are crazy.

Bingo. More than a "few".

 

[kathydwells]

DKA .

 

[Miss Kitty]

The scary part is the quantity. I don't know the number of Muslims in the world, but if we use that figure of 6% being a extreme and agreeing with terrorists acts, I bet that is a lot of people who are crazy.

I am glad you posted this. That was my first response...I did not love hearing that percentage, in fact, it puts fear in my heart and mind. I am going to hang on to my healthy fear and love and do my best to eliminate toxic love and fear. That is all.

 

[Andy A]

I am glad you posted this. That was my first response...I did not love hearing that percentage, in fact, it puts fear in my heart and mind. I am going to hang on to my healthy fear and love and do my best to eliminate toxic love and fear. That is all.

Miss Kitty, I love the healthy fear and love vs. toxic love and fear. WELL PUT!