GFP Note: This essay was written by a pastor whom I believe is more interested in being Christ-like than Christian, so please don't let any references to religion or the bible throw you off from appreciating the wonderful points she has expressed here.
The Washington Post - Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, 9/17/12
People gather in Washington Square Park in New York on Sept. 15, 2012 during an Occupy Wall Street (OWS) One Year Anniversary Convergence Weekend. (AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
The police crackdown on the Occupy Wall Street movement, since its beginning one- year ago today on Sept. 17, 2011, undermines core American values of freedom in the eyes of the world.
Particularly now, when extremist religious rhetoric is being used (and abused) to spark anti-American demonstrations around the world, this is an especially important time for the practice of respect for freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, freedoms that are indispensable to the freedom of religion and the practice of democracy, to be on display in the United States.
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