| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
A Lesson Learned: Opinion on School Walkouts " . . . we are wired to value human life. If students didn't value human life, many of them wouldn't have walked out. If teachers and administrators didn't value human life, they wouldn't have allowed the students to walk out. . . " - BRANDON PORTER Click on headline for complete commentary by Brandon Porter Personal opinion of the writer Thousands of students walked out of schools across Kentucky and around the United States on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Some of the students walked out to promote stricter laws related to guns, others want increased security in schools, while others are calling for improved help for those suffering from mental illness. As the protests are being analyzed through many lenses, various conclusions are being drawn.  Brandon Porter, the author of this opinion piece, is Media Director for the Commonwealth Policy Center.He and his family live in Cave City, KY. Personal political commentary/opinions of the writer There are a few things, though, that are certain. When we look deeply we see a few basic principles rooted in the human heart. The first is that we are wired to value human life. If students didn't value human life, many of them wouldn't have walked out. If teachers and administrators didn't value human life, they wouldn't have allowed the students to walk out. Deeply woven into us is the truth shared by Israel's ancient king David. He wrote that people are fearfully and wonderfully made and we know that full well. It was true thousands of years ago and the students that exited their classrooms proved it's true today. Human beings and the life they possess is valuable. Affirming the value of a human life leads us to a second principle. Human beings are wired to protect human life. Knowing something is valuable and protecting it are two different things. How many of us have lost something valuable because we were careless with it? Though we were sad we lost it, we failed to take the appropriate action to protect it. Knowing human life is valuable should move us to protect it. When I was a kid, my Mom would put her arm across me when we made a hard stop in the car. She was trying to protect my life in case there was an accident. No one had to teach her to do that. She didn't read it in a parenting book or go to a parenting class to learn it. It was a natural instinct. That's because she, like all other human beings, are made in the image of God. One of the ways we reflect the image of God is by protecting human life. Protecting human life requires action. This leads us to a third principle that is stamped in the human heart. We should take measures to prevent evil. The prophetic books of the Old Testament are filled with God's judgment on His people because they've turned away from Him. One of the evidences God provides for their evil is how they are using people rather than protecting them. In the Old Testament book of Isaiah, God cites specific examples from their common and every day practices in government and business. So often we try to separate social issues from spiritual issues, but God does just the opposite. The students taught us an important lesson as they walked out of the classroom. We must protect human life because it is valuable. Let's encourage leaders in our schools, local governments, state government and federal government to act to protect life and prevent evil. In the meantime, though, let's secure this fragile principle by caring for those in our own homes, schools and communities. Brandon Porter, the author of this opinion piece, is Media Director for the Commonwealth Policy Center. He and his family live in Cave City, KY. This story was posted on 2018-03-16 06:04:35
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. More articles from topic Commentary:
Joyce M. Coomer: I saw an omen this morning. Billy Joe Fudge heard from Amen Corner - Tree Planting at JBC Comment: Robert Flowers appreciates story on Mrs. Ruth Butler Joyce Coomer: Vigilance can prevent some things Kudos to Hardee's of Columbia for drive through receptacle An open letter to the Mayor and Columbia City Council Sign may have to finally be addressed in dark of night Pedestrian/driver commends two Adair School bus drivers Hunter Durham challenges Doug McCammish ugly opination Maury Lewis: Disagrees with idea there are no dangerous roads View even more articles in topic Commentary |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
