Brian’s Reflection: Friday, Jan 15, 2010

A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military
defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward
the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless
exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.

Martin Luther King Jr., born on this date, 1929


I think that human experience and History proves that MLK is correct. Justice does not happen automatically. If it did, there would have been no reason for “God to send His only begotten son”. Or to send the prophets. Or for the reincarnation generation after generation of the Dalai Llama. Etc. The Christian Myth says that Jesus” gave himself for us”, that he “suffered for us”. That he “died for us”. The primary meaning of this is to remind us: WE must sacrifice, suffer, and struggle for Justice, for Life, for Love. This is the only way that Justice shall come among us.

The ratio of money spent on militarism as opposed to “programs of social uplift” is profoundly a sign of injustice in any society. Ponder then that the money spent on militarism in American society is almost half of our national budget. Is it any wonder that people die in American society because they cannot get health care? It is a symbol of our chosen values. But, perhaps of out misguided representatives? We must oppose them.

Do you care that our government spends our tax dollars supporting militarism to the vast extent we do? If you do, then we are “approaching spiritual doom”. No – we have arrived there.

Only we can change that.

Rebel. Say No. It is a way of “conforming to Christ”.

Brian+