How sad it is

 It is dark times for America. I am semi ashamed to call myself an American these days much less a Christian. Why you ask? It saddens my heart to think that Americans are watching some fruitcake pastor in Florida who wants to burn the Koran and think that THAT is what a Christian is. It is a travesty. No, I am not anti-American; I remember where I was and what I was doing on 9/11 and how devastating that was. Yes, I am taking a stand against an attitude of ignorance and straight up stupidity. I ask, does this pastor think he is somehow MORE American because of his actions? Does he think he is more Christian than other people because of his actions? I would go back to one of the fundamental things that Jesus said, "Do unto others as you would want done unto you". Seriously people have we become so caught up in all the media hype and attention that we are forgetting the basics?! I truly wish that the media would just stop the hemorrhage and not give these actions any attention. How many people do you think would engage in such actions if they knew no one would watch them do it? I'm betting not a lot. I feel closer to the Muslim gentleman who showed up on the news today and reached out to this crazy pastor in a gesture of friendship. Now THAT is what I'm talking about, kindness, gentleness, and an open mind. I pray that when Jesus comes back to claim his own He will set the record straight about how He really would have wanted us to handle all of this madness. I bet burning a copy of the Koran isn’t on His agenda though.