Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. - Dr. Martin Luther King
Let's shine the light and show the love to combat hatred, ignorance and fear:
US church defiant despite condemnation of Koran burning
"This is not America." Concern voiced over religious intolerance
Muslims protest over US church's plans to burn Koran
"...Wicked, broken fringes of society..."
And finally, a song "Out of this" by Autamata from the film Tara Road:
"...Out of this noise, here comes the stillness...
out of this chaos, here comes the order,
out of this language, out of this language,
out of these words..."
merci, well said :)
Posted by: gracey | 11 September 2010 at 04:48
Bravo. Merci.
Posted by: jeanie | 10 September 2010 at 21:43
Hallo Tara,
All the best to your birthday today; we wish you happiness, health and a good start in Amsterdam!?
Maybe we meet each other very soon,
Best from your friends in Wiesbaden
Ralf and Jutta
Posted by: Ralf and Jutta | 10 September 2010 at 21:26
Thank you, Tara.
Posted by: Chris | 10 September 2010 at 20:41
tara...such is the world when we do not listen with our soul...stopping by to wish you the happiest of birthdays...my your have peaceful and blissful journeys this year
XOXOX,
rebecca/cre8tiva
http://cre8tivecompass.com/blog/
Posted by: Rebecca E. Parsons/Cre8tiva | 10 September 2010 at 16:17
Religion is a bad word for me :(
Posted by: Di Overton | 10 September 2010 at 10:29
Adee, thank you. Am so honoured. What a lovely surprise! My birthday is Friday and I shall take my Leica out for a spin and find an image just for you.
Posted by: Tara Bradford | 09 September 2010 at 14:16
thanks Tara!
reading words like these, i'm proud (though i shouldn't be!) to say that i come from a land where bigotry and intolerance of any kind is unwelcome, a religion which believes in all religions as many ways to reach that one God, to That which is within and lights up our souls.
btw, on your birthday, as you both light up my life, a new poem dedicated to my love and to you here: http://delhidreams.blogspot.com/
hope you'll have a look :)
Posted by: adee | 09 September 2010 at 13:58
Gillian is right in saying it was intolerance that led to the events of 9/11 in the first place. And underlying the intolerance is the appalling ignorance of ordinary americans, an ignorance nurtured by the media. Let there be light of understanding and knowledge.
Posted by: Karen | 09 September 2010 at 09:26
We all have to kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight (with thanks to Bruce Cockburn). You are a bright light for me, my friend.
Posted by: Donna | 09 September 2010 at 07:12
How fantastic! I just finished writing a post for September 11th about this exact issue and used this same MLK Jr. quote. Then I saw you've used it too.
Compassionate minds think alike :)
xoxo
Posted by: {Sarah} | 09 September 2010 at 02:23
I read about this hate in the newspaper this morning and it indeed made me sad. I am reminded of the song "Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me". Definitely we need more love to smother the hate.
Posted by: Marilyn | 09 September 2010 at 02:11
The song wouldn't link for me Tara but the rest did, and I'm in disbelief. Why such intolerance? Isn't intolerance what led to the events of 9/11 to begin with? Two wrongs don't make a right. Right?
This saddens me so much. Each of us needs to work on ourselves. We cannot bend others to our will. It just doesn't work.
Sad, sad.
Posted by: gillian | 09 September 2010 at 00:34
Thanks for your light!!! Warmly, Karen
Posted by: Karen Wallace | 08 September 2010 at 21:30