tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27168360.post2681567149006559609..comments2011-05-07T00:03:39.981-05:00Kelly Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17653555116755206508noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27168360.post-49898298515442858992011-05-06T19:25:36.520-05:002011-05-06T19:25:36.520-05:00It may not be a popular opinion, but scripturally and as a matter of faith, you are "on the nose" -- and celebrating the 4th of July is totally different, we are (or should be) celebrating the birth of our nation, not the deaths of the people who were killed during the struggle.J. B. Kraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27168360.post-71954191780712800172011-05-04T07:43:29.261-05:002011-05-04T07:43:29.261-05:00Should we stop celebrating the 4th of July? Many were killed in claiming it. This is not just about Bin Ladin, it is what he represents. We have to be very careful on how we see why the celebration exist. A lot of people celebrate not just because the death of Bin Ladin, but what he represented to America. We Christians don't celebrate the death of Jesus, we celebrate what he represents, which is life. HE IS RISEN, The Forgiveness of Sin. In the Old Testiment in Exodus - Were not the people of Isreal rejoicing after they were delivered from the Egyptians? Clearly there was reason to celebrate. The reason for the celebration is what it all represented. It is not about the death of that one Egyptian Soldier being swept away in the Red Sea, it is that they were delivered from Egypt. Let's not be so quick to Judge the actions of all people celebrating this moment. I agree that many are celebrating for the wrong reasons, but to catorgorize everyones celebration as wrong is not for us to answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27168360.post-32464742218669411472011-05-03T21:39:05.480-05:002011-05-03T21:39:05.480-05:00Kelly, this speaks exactly to what I have been feeling for two days now. Thank you for putting it into words. Love, MomShirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806126117416336443noreply@blogger.com