I’ve never actually stood out on the sidewalk waving homemade signs admist a crowd of protestors. My Libertarianism was enough to anger me, but it was faith–my desire to follow Yeshua–which actually put me on the street corner with my signs. The whole thing was spurred on by Bush’s proposal to send more troops to Iraq. I guess I had imagined not escaping without having something hurled at me. It was quite pleasing to only be attacked by the cold of the night and a few derogatory remarks. (First time anyone ever called me a Communist…strange that) I didn’t exactly agree with some of the things being said at the protest… I also wasn’t there for a lot of the reasons others were… But it was good to act for change and give voice to part of the message of Yeshua–that the kingdom of Yahweh is not one of military force, violence, or power, but of self-sacrifice, love, and submission to one’s enemeies and those who would destroy you.
There were four signs at my disposal which I interchanged every ten or fifteen minutes:
- Iraqi bloodshed should not be on U.S.
- Violence is the problem, not the solution
- [picture of Yeshua’s head] Warmonger’s will inherit the earth?
- Our troops are not Islam’s martyrs