Some of you know that I hail from the flat, grassy state of Kansas. For all its downfalls, it's a pretty nice state. Even though most people more than one state away from Kansas know us simply by some Ruby Slippers and Toto, the fact is Kansas has produced many influential political leaders and even a President. Kansas, you could say, is sort of the unofficial head of the Conservative Midwestern State Club.
But in the wake of Dr. Tiller's murder, I am reminded that Kansas is the home of Fred Phelps, the perennially pro-Creation school board, and some of the most volatile domestic extremism in the country. From Westboro Baptist church in Topeka, to assassinating doctors in Wichita, to people handing out cards at gun shows advertising which political figure to murder, you have a whole gamut of "conservative" extremists in Kansas looking for a way to vent their anger.
The irony, to me, is that pretty much every time Kansas makes negative headlines it involves Christians. Christians hating gays, christians hating doctors, Christians hating scientists, hate hate hate, God God God. Where are the Kansas Christians who profess a strong bond with God, and care about humanity's future, but want to embrace all of humanity, not just those who fall into a narrow mindset?
Well, of course, they are typing this blog.
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Monday, 1 June 2009
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