Metric Martyrs

Peace. Everyone wants it, but it’s so hard to come by. Generations upon generations of humans constantly finding reasons to fight and kill each other, made all the easier with the advent of advanced weapon technology. Guns, missiles, bombs, IEDs, suicide attackers, biological weapons and more. Targeting civilians and military alike, these weapons spit in the face of the straight forward nature of hand-to-hand combat between armies on agreed-upon battle grounds. No, these days, war knows no boundaries, abides by little to no rules. How do we cope with the reality and possibility for war everywhere we go? How do we live as a world who prefers peace, but tends towards war?

Once upon a time, those who decided to go to war, were the same people who led the charge into battle. Now, the people “at the helm” are highly protected and would never dream of being in harm’s way. The heads of state and nobles of today are happy to let the poor and disenfranchised of their population fight their wars for them. What’s a casualty here and there to get to a “greater good?.

What has the world come to when those who are brave enough to shout the gospel of peace to the masses are treated as radicals and, at times, even criminals? What’s so radical about wanting people to stop killing each other? And, speaking of gospel. Although Jesus preached peace, it’s astounding how many supposedly Christian followers find a way to justify crimes against humanity in His name. How they can live with that kind of contradiction goes beyond reason.

People around the world generally cope with hardship by turning to religion and they also use their religion to guide their moral choices. More and more, religious leaders need use their influence to encourage their followers to have understanding and compassion towards others who are not like them. This is the only way that humanity can hope to join people of all faiths together to achieve their loftiest goal yet… Peace.

Tags: give peace a chance, guns, peace, Politics, war

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