I don’t know if you’ve heard about Greenleaf, Idaho. It’s a town founded by pacifist Quakers. Recently, the City Council passed an ordinance that asks Greenleaf’s residents “to keep a gun at home in case they are overrun by refugees from the Gulf Coast (read-New Orleanians, or better yet-Black folks from New Orleans).”
First of all, WE are evacuees. Not refugees.
Second of all, feel free to come to our town if you ever have a disaster. We haven’t yet armed ourselves to protect against an onslaught of gun-toters from up north, so you’ll be as safe as the next guy.
Chris Rose’s reply:
Alrighty then. There you have it; if the waters come rushing through Broadmoor and St. Roch again, just stay the hell away from Greenleaf, Idaho. Either that, or bring a gun if you go, because — unless I’m misinterpreting this thing — that’s the way they prefer things.
I don’t know. I’m at a loss myself as to how to respond to this. So, in case you have any ideas of your own, the City Hall address in Greenleaf is 20523 Whittier Drive, Greenleaf, ID, 83626 and the phone number is (208) 454-0552.
But be nice. Tell ‘em if they ever have an earthquake there or anything like that and they need shelter, they’re welcome to come on down to New Orleans and we’ll show them a thing or two about guns.
At Thanksgiving, I over-heard (a family member) someone under his breath mutter something about how he was sorry that New Orleans wasn’t totally destroyed. Thank God we are rebuilding! It’s going to make Americans all over feel safe!
Hey Nagin. Spin that dude. You’re not afraid of controversial comments. Get on the tube (If you’re still alive. Has anyone seen him lately?) and say the following:
“We know how much many of you fear and loathe our Chocolate City. Send money now so that we can rebuild our town and get the hell out your way.”
I’m just as shocked at how much the nation hates us as I was at how much the nation has embraced us. Unfortunately, we are a nation divided based on fear. This fear breeds hatred.
I pray that we as a nation would follow the example of the Quakers in Greenleaf and the Amish in Pennsylvania by chosing love over hate. The Amish, whose children had been brutally murdered by Charles Carl Roberts, showed up at his funeral to mourn with and comfort his family. The Quakers in Greenleaf are not forced to conform to the ordinance because of their stance against violence.
Pastor Alan Weinacht’s response:
“It made owning a gun a basis of good citizenship,” Weinacht said. “I don’t know. It just seems we’re slipping as a society into a culture of fear.”
Lord, help us to put our trust in you. Not ourselves. Help us to see our neighbors as children of God.
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