Holy Ground Danger Zone
In vampire lore and most other stories of good versus evil (Highlander, anyone?), the sacred ground of holy sites are safe for the good to reside while plotting the destruction of their evil foes.
Catholic Churches are typical in pop-culture, but often mosques, temples and other designated sacred places qualify.
This “sanctuary” theory is thoroughly ingrained in our culture.
Unfortunately, it isn’t true to life.
Be it a Jewish Center in Seattle, Christian Churches in Alabama, Mosques in Iraq, and even a Buddhist temple in Thailand, religious sites have become fertile ground for terrorists. Instead of respecting religious sites, they hate them because they represent a different religion (or, even worse, a different sect of their own religion).
So while pop-culture holds up this ideal of respect, the reality is that religious sites are more dangerous than they have been in a long, long time.
So, while I loathe many aspects of pop-culture, here’s one example where I wish pop-culture ideals would be embraced by all.
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