Hard for me to believe it's been a year and a half since I wrote here.  Honestly I've been trying not to post my feelings or concerns in any social way even tho I can't understand how God-loving people can support the current political environment and the Trump rhetoric.....



So here it is, very well done - from a FB post by friend Beth Hillis McCandless - posted with her permission!




The political fear mongering. It has to stop. It is stoking fear and anger on the far-right. The far-left then reacts in kind, with its own fear and anger. Indeed, even the center is split by the hostility of late. And the cycle goes on. I wish for an environment of tolerance and empathy. Of kindness. Of civil discourse. I sure as hell long for leadership that has decency and empathy for humankind. 

This President’s words and actions, when strung together, do not promote empathy or unity or civility. He is not to blame for this shooting or the evil that has transpired. Indeed, I think the shooter even felt this president wasn’t evil enough. I am not attributing this shooting to the Presidents ideology (which is little more than narcissism). But he is not leading. He is void of the moral compass necessary to lead. He is void of the knowledge of human history. He is void of caring about anything beyond the dollar and his own self-aggrandizement.

But he is not solely responsible. The political leaders in Washington are collectively guilty of promoting the political divide based on personal interests. 

WE have to stand up. We the people, must teach the children we raise that this is not humane. If you want to cloak it in specific religious morals rather than a universal natural law, this climate is not Christian or Jewish or Muslim, Buddhist... We, as a country, must deal in compassion.

And we as voters, are responsible for electing good leaders. Leaders who have a moral compass. That rise above the temptation of corrupt lobbies. That stand up for human kind. That don’t focus solely on the accumulation of personal wealth. That can understand the importance of a healthy, happy community. That don’t deal in the language of fear, anger and hate. Enough.




So, enough.  Let's love our neighbor, not just with love and prayers, but with our actions and our VOTES!  God bless us everyone...