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    Have We No Love?

    This past week, the world focused on the missing tourists who were diving down to see the Titanic ruins. As it became clear they did not survive the trip due to a tragic accident, humanity’s ugliness was on full display in comments sections across the Internet. People who never met the victims judged and mocked them, some saying they deserved to die. Why? Because they were rich? These people were loved by someone. They were husbands, fathers, sons, and brothers. Yet, instead of mourning with the families, or at least showing respect towards them, complete strangers deemed the victims guilty of some supposed crime against humanity and praised their deaths.…

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    A Few Words on Loving Others

    This week brought even more grief to our country – the murder of George Floyd. My heart is broken over his senseless death. I haven’t watched the video in full, nor do I plan to. The little bit I watched shattered me. I weep when I think back to how he begged for his life. He pleaded for his mom, for relief, and for help. The cops offered no relief, no mercy, no compassion. Though I don’t know exactly what they were thinking, their actions showed they dehumanized Mr. Floyd. How else could you ignore someone’s pleas for help? How else could you continuously kneel on someone as they begged…

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