Intolerance in fear filled society

November 30^th 2015

Living in the "Bible Belt" one could anticipate an atmosphere of compassion, empathy, and tranquility. Unfortunately over the last decade we have witnessed the reverse.   Jesus said "Suffer the little children to come unto me", yet our new mantra seems to be, "Let the little children suffer".  How did we lose our tolerance so quickly?  We seem to live in a fear filled racist society stoked by the incessant beat of right wing fanaticism and biased media reporting. How I miss the thoughtful, cool, and pragmatic reports of anchors and authors of previous times, now replaced by sensationalism and ideologically driven opinions. We need to take stock of what we have allowed to happen. We need to return to the intelligent caring society that once made us great, before we become the complete antithesis of our original vision.