The title of this post is derived from a slogan I saw, which if I'm not mistaken, was at a Tea Party rally a couple of years ago in Washington DC.
The slogan actually started out with the words "America is about ... "
George Zimmerman evoked Gods will, presence, or whatever you want to call it the night he shot and killed Trayvon Martin.
Zimmerman basically lost almost all of his credibility after uttering those words as far as I'm concerned.
Why?
By claiming his shooting and killing Trayvon Martin has anything to do with divinity puts him in nearly the same league as Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, or the Taliban, all of which espouse divine reasons for brutalizing women, flying planes into buildings, and setting of bombs on busy streets.
Alright, I'll admit that the circumstances that lead to Zimmerman shooting and killing Martin does not compare with crazy acts of terrorism, except in one way.
Using God as a lightning rod to justify one or a group of persons actions.
I'm sure Zimmerman didn't intend to shoot Martin, but please, don't you dare imply a God of any kind when one person kills another under any circumstances.
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