| While listening to the song Empire by Qeensryche this | | | | that is even more aggression than our schools should |
| morning it hit me. What are we teaching our children? | | | | ever have. I have been in law enforcement and |
| Even as those of a very peaceful Wiccan path, what | | | | currently work in corrections at a very rough prison. I |
| are we teaching our children? Are we teaching them | | | | can tell you that the number of inmates is not |
| tolerance and love for their fellow man regardless of | | | | declining. |
| race, creed or religion? If we aren't then we should | | | | Many of those inmates are claiming to be of a pagan |
| be! | | | | religious path. I have to wonder then, how did they |
| I don't know how many of you that are reading this, | | | | commit their crime and still be in adherance with the |
| have listened to this same song, but have you really | | | | Wiccan Rede? The answer is they didn't. It is not for |
| LISTENED to this song? The words are eerie really. | | | | me to judge though, and they receive the same |
| Our civilization is out of control in some areas yet we | | | | treatment as any other inmate.......religious similarity |
| think we are doing so well at just modifying our | | | | aside. This does, however, tell me that we need to |
| behavior as it relates to mother nature. Have we | | | | concentrate our teachings on our youth and change |
| thought about mother nature being here after we | | | | the way of thinking and in turn the behavior. |
| are gone? | | | | My ending plea is that we are setting the example by |
| It is highly possible that our civilization could disappear | | | | adhering to the Rede or whatever scripture our |
| or fall into absolute chaos if we don't change the | | | | faiths teach us. If we are not adhering to what we |
| course of our behavior. Not only is our Nation, as well | | | | believe then why should our children? They learn |
| as others, embroiled in controversial wars and | | | | from us and those around us! Let us be who the lord |
| conflicts, we have wars happening on our streets and | | | | and the lady intended. Regardless of your faith, I |
| in our schools right here at home. | | | | invite you to join me in this challenge. This is a |
| This article is NOT an instruction booklet on how to | | | | challenge without boundaries of locale or time. |
| parent. It does not strictly adhere to people of the | | | | I wish you the best and please let me know if there |
| same faith that I am. The time has come for us to | | | | is ever any way that I may be of help to you....again, |
| stop teaching our children to hate. Stop teaching | | | | let us put aside our differences and start to see |
| them that the world will meet them half way. Stop | | | | people instead of Wiccan, Catholic, Protestant, |
| teaching them learned helplessness. | | | | Mormon.......let us keep our labels to ourselves and |
| We need to return to the days when schools did not | | | | begin working as a collective human society as we |
| require armed guards and the biggest threat was a | | | | are intended to and straighten out this mess we |
| bully or the occasional fight on the playground, and | | | | have GOTTEN OURSELVES INTO! |