Anti-Gay Violence in Columbus
Check out this news story here: http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2009/01/14/attack.html?sid=102
There are a lot of things in life that make me angry, but probably nothing more than senseless violence born of bigotry. Here a gay couple is simply walking down the street and they are attacked. Like many victims of anti-gay violence, they decide not to make a big deal of it and try to go on with life. Then this week, their SUV gets torched, so they finally come forward.
I simply can not wrap my mind around the violent harrassment of people who may be different from the majority. What, exactly, is broken inside that creates the desire to do violence to that which may be different? Which synapses have not connected?
I don't know this couple, but I hope they have a network of strong support so that they can move through this time in life successfully. And I will be praying for all the gay couples that I do know, as this dark little fear that lingers in the back of their minds ("someday that could be us") resurfaces and disrupts life.
And I pray - and continue to act each day - in the hope that such bigotry, fear and violence will be banished from our lives.
There are a lot of things in life that make me angry, but probably nothing more than senseless violence born of bigotry. Here a gay couple is simply walking down the street and they are attacked. Like many victims of anti-gay violence, they decide not to make a big deal of it and try to go on with life. Then this week, their SUV gets torched, so they finally come forward.
I simply can not wrap my mind around the violent harrassment of people who may be different from the majority. What, exactly, is broken inside that creates the desire to do violence to that which may be different? Which synapses have not connected?
I don't know this couple, but I hope they have a network of strong support so that they can move through this time in life successfully. And I will be praying for all the gay couples that I do know, as this dark little fear that lingers in the back of their minds ("someday that could be us") resurfaces and disrupts life.
And I pray - and continue to act each day - in the hope that such bigotry, fear and violence will be banished from our lives.
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