I joined a Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church in my town 3 years ago and today I got another reason to feel proud of my new religion. This is a great Church that I joined for the spiritual fulfillment I was missing and my wife joined for the community aspect. We keep finding great things, but when I saw this today (even though it was posted 11 days ago I did not see it because my Church takes the summer off and I don't frequent the HuffPost anymore) I felt so good about the decision to join again!
I think the post is excellent, but the beginning paragraph is what grabs me:
This is how ethnic cleansing gets started. It comes disguised as law enforcement, as a firm hand protecting social order during chaotic times. Ethnic cleansing is founded upon fear. It requires turning an ethnic or racial group into "the other.""They" are taking over. "They" are different and will destroy our way of life. The process ends, always, in violence. Below is a brief portrait of the early stages of ethnic cleansing in Arizona. And, make no mistake, we are all Arizona.