I gotta tell you...this stuff in Florida where the Koran was put on trial and then 2 people were beheaded in Afghanistan and several UN personnel were killed in protest of the Koran being burned is just plain lunacy.
This is the same pastor who threatened to burn the Koran last September 11th but backed down after every body and their uncle asked him not to. The White House, the Vatican, other government leaders, and more sought to have this pastor with 30....not 300...not 3000...30 in his congregation not to burn the Koran in protest to 9-11. Frankly, it was a stunt in which the media was duplicitous in escalating the tension by giving such frenzied media coverage to such a non-event in terms of national scope.
So on one hand you have a small church in Orlando putting the Koran on trial. At best this smacks of a PR stunt and at worse it is a hypocritical stunt gone awry. Why not put the Book of Mormon on trial? Why didn't they put the Watch Tower publications on trial too? If they believe the Koran is false and burned it then why not the rest of the myriad of extra biblical writings that they would oppose, as well?
Then there's the radicals in Islam....Al Qaeda, Islamic Brotherhood, the Taliban and many other similar groups who feel compelled to take life because 30...not 300...not 3000...THIRTY people don't like their holy book! Again, the media seems to be in the middle of both sides reporting "they said and then they said" and then reporting the results. Frankly, its a travesty coming out of all three groups.
WWJD (what would Jesus do?) is what should be asked. Jesus showed us how to love our enemies as He did (Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing. Luke 23:34). He taught we are to love our enemies (Matthew 5). Both sides could learn a thing or two from the Lord. Innocent deaths have come from all of this lunacy. Needless and tragic consequences because of the actions of both sides.
Lord, help us to love the Lost the way you do!! Lord, give us wisdom in how we say Truth and how we live it in front of others.
Wise Words. I think the crux of the issue lies with the media. If the Orlando -30 hadn't thought they could get publicity they would never had started this. Same with Al Qaeda, Televised executions and free publicity Because for some reason I can't fathom people want to see these atrocities. In the early years of radio and TV and even News Papers, the persons In-charge had a sense of professional integrity moral character. WIKI Leaks would have NEVER happened back then, because The World had a sense of Morality and Integrity and a basic need to do "What's Right" whether it gets ratings or not. Always, Always Treat All People The Way You Want to be treated... No Matter What!!! Jesus said: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must
ReplyDeletelove one another. John 13:34