Is there a safe haven left?
Last night we ended up watching American news while we ate supper. A story about those church shootings in Colorado came on, and the first thing out of Matt's mouth was
"They have armed security guards at churches down there?"
I was thinking the same thing. I can't imagine it. Our church doesn't even have security cameras. Sometimes I forget that the culture is different than my own.
It's awful that they feel it's necessary - it apparently is necessary.
A church shouldn't have to take steps to keep anyone out. That's not what church is about.
Sometimes I don't know how to deal with the way our society is changing.
Labels: christianity, peace
posted by Spawn of Elvis @ 12/11/2007 09:45:00 AM
2 Comments:
What makes you think it's changing? (We have a pretty consistent history of violence...)
It is changing. At one time you could walk into a church at any time to pray. The doors weren't even locked. Yes we have a history of violence but almost everyone knew that some places were sacred. It's our own fault though when we don't keep churches a sacred place (churches that have circuses in the "Sanctuary" come to mind. gggrrrr.)
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