Here is and interesting fact. “New FBI statistics on hate crimes show a nine percent increase in crimes against religious groups in 2008 and an almost 25 percent increase in reported hate crimes against Catholics. Ref
With all the “yes we can” and bringing everyone together and all sorts of other platitudes fed to us by the current administration, we would have expected to see an increase in civility. In fact, we have seen quite the opposite. Hate crimes are on the rise. I think that maybe the difference is that those committing the hate crimes are usually the ones complaining that they are the targets. It sure has gotten interesting, hasn’t it.
It would be wise if our elected officials would attend to this issue. The most fundamental right in our society is for a person to believe as their conscience leads them. It is more fundamental than the right to speech or to vote or any of the other civil liberties – it is a definition of liberty itself – to believe and act according to what one’s conscience indicates as right and just. In fact, this right ranks second only to the right to life. Of course, we already know the administrations stand on the right to life.
So if the primary fundamental right is negotiable, and the second fundamental right is under attack, what are we to believe about the current leaders of our society?
