Monday, March 28, 2016

There is a better way

Blood is shed daily from terror attacks. Individuals are sexually brutalized, groups are victims of bombings & mass shootings from being in the wrong place at the wrong time, & fear is forever instilled in innocent people. Some say that terrorism is the result of uneducated people. Others say it is the result of mental illness.

Although religion may have some outdated messages in its scriptures, the overall message is clear: Peace, do good for others & be your best self. So how does this message get so misconstrued to the point that murder is the answer?

 In 2016 alone there have been 3,023 deaths in the US caused by gun violence. This does not include injuries & incidents caused by other means of harm. Therefore, statistically, about 755 people are killed by guns each month. These numbers are outrageous.

As gun violence & other acts of terror continue to grow, people are becoming more & more racially intolerant. Bad people are not separated into races & religions; they’re separated by morality & immorality.

Rather than ostracizing entire groups of people such as Muslims, African Americans, & police officers, remember that there are bad apples in every group of people & it doesn’t make the entire group bad because there are always going to be flaws in every group.

Until next time 💗

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