maybe an ok idea gone horribly awry

ok, maybe 4000 years ago god told a particular people to sound trumpets at a particular place to signify victory (which, by the way, came at a price of much spilled blood, so that should tip us off to what victory means to this particular people), but do we have to try to relive that moment -- trumpet-wise -- morning, noon and night in an unfamiliar place. there's a prayer conference happening across the street. this is ridiculous. people gotta work. whatever happened to "love your neighbor as yourself?"