The Wicked Witch is Dead

I known this reference is totally inappropriate for a ministry student but considering that this man spent most of his adult life and political influence in opposing civil rights and denying government services to a portion of the population that he was personally prejudiced against ; hopefully, grants me some leeway. He fought bitterly against government assistance for AIDS research and treatment , saying the disease resulted from unnatural and disgusting behaviors of homosexuals. Another quote of his "The Negro cannot count forever on the kind of restraint that's thus far left him free to clog the streets, disrupt traffic, and interfere with other men's rights". He was much more than just a bigot, he spent his poltical career supporting inequality at home and violence abroad; all in the name of morality.

To all those who died too soon or who lived without being able to enjoy life to its fullest as a result of Jess Helms and his actions and influence, may you now find peace.