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Have Faith Or Pandemonium

One year ago today was 7/7.

I was in America at the time… I woke up to the news.

I still remember it as one of the most complex days of my life; I was dispirited in the late evening (not just because of the bombings), yet an extremely happy event happened at the very end of the day, and I went to bed smiling, despite almost breaking down half an hour before…

…and when I look back upon that day, I remember the positive more than I do the negative.

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Five years ago, today, the Bradford riots occured…

…and stemming from that, RockNations has risen up to counter the waves of apathy in the youth culture, reaching out into the schools and colleges of Bradford. This year, the annual conference is set to be the biggest festival ever to come to Bradford… and it’s the best week an empty, scared/scarred teenager could spend to get their life back. (Now, why does that description remind me of Mandy?)

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It’s amazing how much one can accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch on to the affirmative if one tries…

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5 Responses to “Have Faith Or Pandemonium”

  1. Faith C. Says:
    July 7th, 2006 at 6:01 pm

    Good post, Oscar. I didn’t know that you were in the US when London was bombed.

    Cool blog, too. It’s sort of like Blogger. :)

    Ciao!

  2. Phil Baker Says:
    July 8th, 2006 at 4:52 am

    Well done ….will link to on monday

  3. Dale Says:
    July 8th, 2006 at 1:14 pm

    awesome post!! ace blog!! look forward to seeing you again at rocknations!!!
    dal xx
    dudey

  4. Brad Zockoll Says:
    July 8th, 2006 at 2:02 pm

    Oscar, my friend!

    It’s good to be able to be in contact with you once again.

    Two girls from a local Knoxville Tennessee (where I now reside) church youth group were on one of the trains that had the explosion in London on 7/7. The American media instantly covered the personal story of the plight of these sisters, who were indeed injured. They were two Christian girls who had an opportunity to really reach out and tell of their closeness to the Lord and offer a powerful message.

    Sadly enough, they got caught up in the American TV media firestorm “instant celebrity” status and were more intent on self promotion. I saw them at an assembly and was deeply disappointed - one more incident of the American celebrity siren call. A wonderful oportunity wasted.

  5. Anmy Says:
    July 17th, 2006 at 9:53 pm

    Well done for your new bloc Oscar! You’re right we need focus on the positive instead of negtive!

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