Regret usually comes after the event. It is a personal sadness that so many of our fellow human beings resort to protest and in extreme cases violence, because the simple process of listening and learning to cope with grievances has faltered or broken down.
Is the civil unrest in Ferguson Missouri now any different from the riots and damage inflicted on private property in London and other English cities three years ago (Aug 2011)?
For the purpose of this blog, I state clearly that I do not condone any form of violence or abuse.
Whether we like it or not, people make their own decisions and the law is there to protect us from any criminal or extremist reaction.
Is the press in the UK detached?
That question has been a painful thorn in my side for several years. Whilst writing, I am watching the rolling news on the BBC and am reminded once again that they fill a three hour gap with a mixture of daily news and comment, while the majority of us are getting ready for work.
In the modern culture of 24 hour programming, it is tempting to turn on the TV and dilute our ability to step out and help others in our own neighbourhood, who are lonely and/or suffer from personal grief or a variety of impairments.
Political activity - raising the bar?
Yesterday I was lucky to share a private moment with the leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance. We covered a wide range of subjects and I have a much clearer picture of the way he is steering a political active group of Christians. He needs good quality volunteers in many of the marginal constituencies.
I am based in Kingston-upon-Thames and am willing to contribute energy and effort. I am also acutely aware that this needs to be a team effort at local and national level.
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