“Don’t tell me what to do…”

There’s a battle going on??? Maybe that’s not the right word — seems a bit too extreme. There isn’t physical violence…yet.

There’s disagreements happening??? No, that doesn’t seem to capture the moment either.

There’s something happening and it’s not great. That’s seems more accurate.

I have witnessed public meetings as of late, and read about them too. They happen in a variety of settings — secular and churches too.

An outspoken group of people gather together and make demands — and that’s putting it mildly. Sometimes it devolves into shouting and threats if those in charge don’t comply. Phrases like “I’ll determine what my kids learn” are shouted as some kind of rallying cry. Never mind the irony of shouting such a thing at a public meeting for a public school who has a responsibility to the entire community to teach kids the things they need to learn, not just was individual parents want them exposed to. There’s always the option of pulling your kids from school after all. I’ve heard similar phrases at churches to. I don’t recall anyone forcing anyone to be part of any church. There are certainly plenty of church options out there, even with a major decline in churches happening.

Forget about the subject matter — typically about masks, vaccines, and anything dealing with race. There are legitimate debates that can happen over these topics in healthy ways and communities can come to good conclusions with them too — conclusions that work well for their…