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Living Safe image. The song that is resonating in my problem of evil. The Civil War was brothers
Two directions head is: Jesus loves the little children, killing brothers. We are already there in our
rhetoric today. We must figure out how to

channel our passionate views into finding
All the children of the world,

By Pete Hypes Red and yellow, black and white, common ground and looking for workable
They are precious in His sight, solutions. If something stirs up hatred, then
Jesus loves the little children of the we need to be willing to do something about
will attempt to tackle this article from capable of committing evil, so to say that world.
two different directions. I will begin a person is incapable of such an act would God’s word tells me to “love my it. My question is, how far does that go? If
I with a piece about situational awareness be to stick our heads in the proverbial sand. enemies.” I do not know if I have any, but I I had a blood brother, his name would be
and will conclude with some personal I had a police officer tell me that mental am called to love them. We must learn from Floyd Taylor. His skin did not match my
thoughts about this past weekend’s events illness is not a crime, but mental illness or our history or we are bound to repeat it. skin, but I loved that man as if we had grown
in Charlottesville. We live in one of the temporary insanity has led many to commit The Civil War was fought over the atrocity up under the same roof. We must seek unity
most blessed nations on this planet. The heinous crimes. of slavery. Slavery was a sin caused by the and love. Jesus said, “they hated Me and
problem is that I feel like we have become Depending on the event that you attend, problem of evil, just as the violence that they will hate you too.” Is my faith the next
a divided nation on numerous different you need to expect certain things. We can erupted on Saturday was caused by the thing that someone will come for? Think
fronts. When two opposing groups came never go to an airport or a marathon and about it!
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We all cross paths with many, many people. awareness is being able to look at the
If something doesn’t seem right, then you situation and predict what could happen in
should say something to the authorities. the future.
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