It's not good to over-generalize, and I am often guilty of lumping all Christians together into one hate-filled bunch. Here is a cool anti-war protest strategy called "ghosting."
The New Yorker has lampooned possibly the most noteworthy ghost-type -- the lone figure patrolling city streets with a sign saying 'The End is Nigh'. Ghosting should not be confused with Gandhi's tactic of 'Haunting', whereby the poor would silently and swiftly confront the affluent by standing briefly on a golf course.
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We are driven by an overriding concern for social and economic justice. Several of us have a strong spiritual connection to God. We have no master plan for making a better world. But with the right tools, operated within a true democracy and guided by the principles of our founders -- such as, "we are all created equal"—we could collectively create a better world. We have faith that our fellow Americans will not let us down or harm us. We are willing to take the risk and make ourselves vulnerable so that all people may be empowered.
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