This shouldn't be necessary, but given the responses to the attack on the LGBT community it apparently is.
I currently live in an Islamic community.
I have found support in my neighbors.
I have found comfort in my community.
I have found love and acceptance in my village.
I have found encouragement in my students.
I have found a home in a community that many Americans have begun to condemn.
Why
is it that America is so quick to point fingers at Islam whenever an
act of terror occurs? Are we, as Americans, too proud to ever label a
terrorist as an American? Or is it because Americans are too ashamed to
accept that this could possibly be their own fault? With the attempts at
passing a vast amount of anti LGBT laws in America's recent past it
comes as a shock that we continue to put the blame on another source.
This act of terror was not linked to an entire religion. It was not
caused by Islam, and I can not stress that enough. This tragedy took
root in the hatred that has been housed in the minds of Americans. The
misunderstanding that is reinforced with every law, and every comment
that continues to take arms against the LGBT community. This tragedy was
supported by the outdated gun laws that American's refuse to reconsider
despite the growing number of casualties that it claims. Are we too
embarrassed to admit that there could be a better way of doing things?
Are we too scared that changing our laws will be seen as weakness? The
way we have continued has been shown to be unsuccessful, yet we continue
to send prayers and thoughts. We cross our fingers and hope that maybe,
just maybe, there won't be a next time. How could something so cruel
happen? Because we are allowing it to happen. Time and time again we
have been shocked, but not to the point of doing something about it. We
have seen our friends, our families, even our children take the toll for
our arrogance. I believe it is true that as long as there is enough
hatred in the hearts of mankind there will be a way for cruel things to
occur. However, we have the power to mitigate these events and are just
refusing to put forth the effort required.
Preach love,
show acceptance, and avoid hate. Do not, even for a second, try to
blame an entire religion for a tragic event just because you cannot take
it upon your own shoulders to try to make a change.
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