I know I had said that I was going to keep this mostly about my activities and my knitting but I saw this news story and couldn't help myself. http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/27/peace.wreath.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
In a small town outside of Denver, Co, a woman is being threatened with a $25 per day fine if she does not remove a wreath in the shape of a peace sign from her home. The president of her homeowners association had demanded that it be removed because other homeowners in the subdivision were upset by it since they had family members in the military. What really concerns me was that a few members of the community thought the peace sign was a satanic symbol.
Here is my question . . . Why has it become unpatriotic or anti-military to wish/pray for peace? I support our military personnel. I also support our diplomats and others that are trying to find a diplomatic/political solution to end the turmoil.
I believe it is always appropriate to wish and pray for peace. Working towards peace will make all of us safer and eventually bring our troops home. This woman has every right to display her wreath. May her wish for peace during this holiday season carry through to the year to come.
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