Last night my Mom and I went to hear a doctor from the University speak on the subject of torture. He was originally set to speak at my church last Sunday, but sadly he was banned by the archdiocese from doing so because of his activism related to a different (but also important) issue. The reasoning was that his views on the sanctity of life are fundamentally at odds with those of the Church. And so he was not allowed to speak on torture, and the US' role in promoting torture around the world. Talk about the sanctity of life and human dignity!
The speaker also --albeit briefly-- touched on what he called "the courage to be inconvenienced." I'm not sure if he was alluding to the fear people have to stand up to their government, or if the issue is really about laziness. For me, that is certainly the case. I don't need courage to be inconvenienced to act out against this horrendous activity, I need energy... and a constant reminder of the awful things that are being done to people in the name of "freedom."
...more on this later...
