Reply #37: No problem. I understand where you are coming from. I don't really bother

[peacebaby3]

to watch any of the news programming anymore. They just repeat the same crap over and over again. I also don't want their opinion and too many of these talking heads are giving me their opinion.

I also understand what you are saying about destroying the community, but I'm not sure I would feel good about these stupid assholes going to jail for 50+ years. It seems extreme to me. I sort of feel the same way about the church burnings as I do about flag burning. You can burn the American flag or burn down a church, but you can't stop what those things mean in my heart. That was just a building they burned down....the congregation is what made the church. BUT, I also understand the fact that they are just lucky they didn't cause more damage or hurt someone and that it certainly hurt the church congregation emotionally & financially when they burned down their church building. I don't want to come across as not caring about what they did either.

If I were a member of one of the churches, I would forgive them, send them for a short stint in jail, put them on parole and make them work their asses off until they raised money and built each church back. Then they would spend time every day teaching people about the danger of starting a fire as a "prank." I know to some that will sound pretty crazy, but I think that it would do a lot more for society and actually "righting a wrong" than the jerks sitting in prison for years. It just might actually do them some good as well.

I would feel this way regardless of race, religion, etc.

Just my thoughts.