ISIS Crisis In America

People across America are scared, and rightfully so. We have always trusted our government to keep us safe from atrocities such as those brazenly embraced by Middle East radicals set on destroying the world as we know it. Unfortunately, our government’s hands off, or limited involvement at best, approach to the ISIS threat, America’s trust is wavering. American citizens, some of whom have never owned a hunting rifle much less a handgun, are arming themselves in record numbers, not because they are suddenly enamored with guns, but because they are scared for their safety and the safety of their families. They still trust in the ability of the men and women in the armed services to protect them; however, they no longer trust in Congress or the President to unleash those men and women to do the job they trained to do – protect American citizens!
A consequence of this fear is that we, a nation of refugees, are primed to turn our backs on people fleeing for their lives; people searching for a haven for …show more content…
Americans are a compassionate God fearing people who believe in God’s commandment to love our neighbors and care for our fellowman. However, our government’s inability to effectively handle the ISIS crisis has paralyzed our compassion and hardened our hearts for fear of becoming their next victims. The terrorist have accomplished their goal of striking fear into the heart of America. As a result, we are poised to close our doors to Syrian refugees as we did in 1939 to Jewish refugees on board the SS St. Louis seeking asylum from the Nazi murderers. In 1939, our fear sent nearly 1,000 men, women, and children back to Europe where half would die in the Jewish Holocaust that followed. Seventy-six years later, will our fear once again send the innocent back to death’s door, or will we trust in God, and accept the Syrian refugee crisis as our second chance to do what is