Draylen Mason Studio
First Fix Ourselves
RECEIVED Mon., May 17, 2004
Dear Editor,
The talk radio hosts are right when they say that beheading Nick Berg was far worse than anything in the Abu Ghraib photos. I assume, though, that they also know Jesus' words (from Luke 6): "How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."
When we invaded Afghanistan to root out al Qaeda, our eyes were clear. Probably 90% of Americans agreed. What clouded our vision since then? We need to help our Muslim brothers get better, but first let's remove the speck from our own eye – the Christian fundamentalists and neocons in our own government. Their radical agenda has now endangered us all.
The talk radio hosts are right when they say that beheading Nick Berg was far worse than anything in the Abu Ghraib photos. I assume, though, that they also know Jesus' words (from Luke 6): "How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."
When we invaded Afghanistan to root out al Qaeda, our eyes were clear. Probably 90% of Americans agreed. What clouded our vision since then? We need to help our Muslim brothers get better, but first let's remove the speck from our own eye – the Christian fundamentalists and neocons in our own government. Their radical agenda has now endangered us all.
Regards,
Joel Irby
Joel Irby
