“I’m concerned about a better world. I’m concerned about justice; I’m concerned about brotherhood; I’m concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about that, he can never advocate violence. For through violence you may murder a murderer, but you can’t murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can’t establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can’t murder hate through violence. Darkness cannot put out darkness; only light can do that.” ~MLK jr
Sorry folks, but I refuse to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden. Yes, what he did and believed and promoted and preached was horrendous. But he is and was still a child of Heavenly Father. And Heavenly Father loves him. And because of that, I refuse to celebrate his death. I do not mourn him, he is certainly no loss to this world. And I will celebrate that he is no longer capable of spreading hatred. I commend the men who buried him at sea according to his religion. He didn't earn that much respect. But I feel they were trying to prevent his supporters from finding yet more things about America that is "wrong" with us. The ones that still weren't satisfied, well, they wouldn't have been satisfied no matter what we did with his body. That doesn't mean we should have just said "screw it" and dumped him unceremoniously overboard. Being respectful makes us the bigger "man", not cowards. Being respectful was not us bowing to the demands of the terrorists. They didn't demand that we do that for him before we did it. And who knows, the actions taken that day may have changed someone's mind about us. It may have made them stop and think about why they hate America. And that is a good thing. I believe, and will always believe, that it is better to change someone's mind through peaceful actions and respect than through violence. You can't use the argument that we don't even treat our own criminals as well as we treated him, because that isn't true. Criminals who die in our prisons are buried according to their religions dictates (I'm not sure about those who are executed).
I am so grateful for the Navy Seals that risked their lives to go in and get bin Laden. And I am grateful for all the men and women in the military who are willing to risk their lives to keep mine safe. Thank you.
***This is my OPINION. I know that about 3 people read this blog, but if anyone attacks anyone else in the comments for their opinions, they will be deleted. BE NICE. And don't start debating about the war. That's not what this post is about.
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