thoughts on the news of the day: boundaries

hmmm…..

            Is the nation's airport screening system making us safer or just angrier?  The news today asks this question in regard to the newer invasive pre-flight passenger screening.  I experienced one at the Tulsa Airport recently and actually found it faster than the old system.   Now, I don’t know about the pat downs that security seems to feel is necessary in some cases, but my own feeling is that just about whatever it takes to keep us safe on planes is open for consideration.  Short of stripping naked, of course!

            The problem we have with these kinds of screenings is that they invade our privacy.   In my own life, I try to be careful about that.  Boundaries are important and like Robert Frost who said “good fences make good neighbors”, I believe that we should honor the personal space of others.  This makes for good relationships.

            What about when something someone is doing causes discomfort or even harm to another?  Scripture says that we should go to that person and gently confront them with the problem.  But we are not apt to do that.  In most cases we tend to let the problem and the feelings lie while we avoid the one we should confront. 

            Which brings us back to the question, is the new airport screening necessary and is it right?  What do you think?

            hmmm…..