Tragedy in London

When I began this blog thang I told myself that I wouldn't use it as a some religious pulpit. Maybe a social pulpit, culture pulpit or self-prmotion pulpit -- but I wasn't gonna be doing too much talk about Jehovah. Besides, what dignity, respect and weight would be ascribing God if I wrote some sermon and then two posts down someone's reading about Bobby and Whitney or how I was up all night partying. Then too, we have a variety of people that visit this blog: atheists, agnostics, Muslims, Methodists, Baptists, Jehovah's Witnesses -- even a couple of them Science People. But ultimately, I just don't feel this is the proper forum -- in fact, I know it isn't.

Still, on days like today, it's hard. When savage attacks kill unsuspecting, innocent people...I mean, all I can think about is Jehovah and humankinds relationship with him.

The only reason I am not overwhelmed with crippling despair is because of m relationship with God. Otherwise...I mean, I don't know.

Because, where does this end? Who's right?

Really...who's right? I know bombing trains during rush hour isn't right. But I'm just as convinced that Western Ideology isn't necessarily right?

So what are people trusting in at this point?

The people that committ these attacks have a sincere, all-encompassing belief in what they're about. I could never understand or even begin to explain how they can reconcile the things they do to innocent people...but I can understand them feeling that this is the most focused way to "injure" the Western World...since a traditional war would leave them at a serious disadvantage.

I also can understand the West's belief in what their doing and the nobleness of democracy and so forth and so on...but I cannot understand and hate the West's imperial ways and the immoral base that, I think, motors their MO.

Without being a sympathizer, I feel sorry for Al Quaeda and other groups. I really do. I feel sorry that they think this is what they have to do. Because I also think that if they were the World Superpower they'd influence the world's agenda and carryout their missions the same way America does...and don't think that some crazy Americans wouldn't handle their biz like the terrorists if the shoe was on the other foot.

So at the end of the day that's what I'm left with: two sides, diametrically opposed that seemed intent on fighting until one or the other wins a dirty contest. But can one side actually win? Will one side ever concede defeat and/or will one side ever be satisfied enough with conditions to consider it a victory?

Don't tell me that regime change or leader shuffling will solve this. This is a problem of human imperferction and the degredation of human morals and broken human spirits. Neither side will discontinue wanting what they want or believeing what they believe.

There's no right and wrong here -- there's just two wrongs.

That's my thing: I think both sides are woefully wrong. I see two hell-bent enemies battling for causes that I ultimately think are misguided.

Oh well, no matter what atheists, agnostics, Buddhists or whoever thinks; I know who I'm riding with.

So with respect and sorrow for those that have tragically passed today and those that are sadly taking their last breaths right now, waiting to be rescued...and with a heavy heart for the suicide bombers that felt a despair and confusion that could allow them to do this...with respect for all of this, I'm gonna meet my lil sis and lil cuz and we're gonna get some lunch and we're gonna do a lot of smiling today.

I always feel safe.