And the Purpose is What Exactly?

So, there’s a Pastor (*Coughing* –not-a-man-of-God- *Coughing*), in Gainesville, Fl who has his religiously twisted heart hell bent on setting fire to 200 Holy Qurans to, (and get this, the irony is almost physically sickening): Commemorate the devastatingly painful memory and reality of lives lost on 9/11.

Trust that he did not so eloquently use the above words, but I did. I chose those words to show my own feeling for that day. It was single-handedly the most shocking piece of history I had ever been a part of…and undoubtedly NOT the last.

This Pastor, again with the coughing, is inciting violence. He spoke to his small following and the media, well of course the media, and I paraphrase, “Well they did this to us, so are we supposed to just turn the other cheek?!” Ahhh, I’m no Bible scholar, but I play one on T.V. and as far as my limited research goes, that answer would be a resounding, “Yes.”

Can the church say, “Amen?”

I know this verse, quite well I might add, but don't pat me on the back. At our Youth group at New Covenant Christian Center, we had to memorize a verse and say a different one every Wednesday evening. My 'go to' verse was always, "But I say to you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also."

Now.

I am not trying to say I have followed that particular word to the letter, but I am also a writer not a Pastor whose very job it is to do such a thing. You could argue that as a PERSON in this world who loves the Almighty, I am no better or worse than this man. And I would say, "Why are you arguing with me, go make these points to him."

Thwarted.

I am looking for my own salvation, I am not ingraining lies into my followers.

So you plan to BURN the sacred writings of a group that takes the burning of their sacred writings as an invitation to bang the ones and you and your 50 followers all came to this place, in agreement? There is something so very wrong with this picture.

Shall we?

1. I have more than 50 followers, so his ministry clearly leaves something to the imagination.

2. Political figures have encouraged him to quell this nonsense to no avail.

3. He has no idea the fire he is about to spark (or does he? I am absolutely sure he is not only aware of this, but also bursting at the seams, with the very thought of it.)

4. Top military intelligence avidly explains that these actions will put the military in Iraq as well as Iraqi civilians in grave danger.

5. There is no purpose other than hatred.

6. This Pastor needs to seek Jesus, Allah, and Buddha. He has a triple threat sort of confusion that needs any and every angle to help in the battle.

7. Who does this sort of thing?

Seriously, if anyone needs to read Eat, Pray, Love…it is this person (liked that segue, didn’t you?).

At this point you should have read chapters 13 through 18. Her writing actually makes me laugh out loud!

Did you laugh like I did, from a secret knowing place at her LEVEL ONE or LEVEL TWO fiasco?

This whole section causes me such discombobulation with medications and depression, I just do not agree with it. What say you…in correlation with the book and/or otherwise?

Do you have a journal? I’m almost positive it isn’t at all like hers, as hers speaks back (which is NOT the craziest thing I’ve ever heard, thank you very much…), but is this where your encouragement comes from? If not, where does your encouragement come from in those really stressful times?

And...go!

FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, FORTUNATE OR –UN, THIS IS, MY LIFE…

Aisis