{"id":1134,"date":"2006-07-31T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2006-07-31T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/07\/taking-it-for-granted.html"},"modified":"2006-07-31T22:36:00","modified_gmt":"2006-07-31T22:36:00","slug":"taking-it-for-granted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/07\/taking-it-for-granted.html","title":{"rendered":"Taking it for Granted"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now<\/span> we’ve all heard about the murder in Seattle by a muslim American who went into the Jewish Federation building and killed one woman and injured 5 others on Friday. <\/span>This article<\/a> gives you a good Jewish perspective to the incident. I personally, am amazed that we have not heard more about this in the media. <\/span>Be that as if may, it got me thinking about the religious freedoms we enjoy in this country. <\/span>We are free to assemble and worship, without fear. <\/span>Well those days are numbered because those freedoms are slowly eroding away, little by little.
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This is where I’m coming from.
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At dinner tonight my daughter was telling me about her day at VBS (that’s short for Vacation Bible School).<\/span> <\/span>She is helping with the 5 year olds.<\/span> <\/span>Every year there is some hokey music that the kids learn. Don’t get me wrong, they are cute songs but they also learn these hokey hand-motions that helps them memorize the song. My daughter was showing me all the gestures with a smirk on her face, because let’s face it as a pre-teen, it’s just NOT cool.<\/span> <\/span>But seriously, she has always been very theatrical so she really does enjoy it.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But more importantly while she was telling me about it, it dawned on me how great it is that she can feel safe in a house of worship.<\/span> <\/span>We kind of take it for granted here in the U.S.<\/span> <\/span>We are not expecting someone to come in with a gun to kill us because of religious hatred.<\/span> <\/span>These VBS workers and children don’t need to be scared, yet. The threat that radical Islam poses on our country is real.<\/span> <\/span>Make no mistake about it, that’s exactly what was happening in the killing in Seattle.<\/span> <\/span>Islamofascists don’t only hate Jews, they hate Christians too.<\/span> <\/span>Is it only a matter of time before our houses of worship are attacked too?
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I told my daughter about the Seattle incident, and she could not believe it.<\/span> <\/span>I also took the opportunity to educate her on what’s happening in the Middle East.<\/span> <\/span>It’s hard for her to understand such hatred.<\/span> <\/span>Quite frankly, it’s hard for me too.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This has sharpened my appreciation for the religious freedom that my family and I enjoy in this country.
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Forgive me Lord that I take it for granted.<\/span> <\/p>\n

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