Damn heavy stuff Steve and one of the reasons i have hung around you guys so long. As i moved from article to article this morning i found myself wanting revenge. Cathartic; an over-powering urge to rid the world of all those who are indeed evil. Unfortunately, there's way too many who make the list.
I read a lot of fiction. One of my favorite authors is Daniel Silva. Mid-summer every year he releases his latest Gabriel Allon series, often weaving some history into his character's exploits. They all began following the Munich massacre at the Olympic games in 1972. His first book was powerful as so many of us watched the travesty and terror of an event so horribly destroyed by evil. Gabriel as a young man was one of those who sought retribution. I look forward every year to his latest book.
After this past week, I want retribution. I want payback. Nope not Jewish, but in my work career in organized labor i got to know several old guard Jewish leaders who helped me understand the ugliness of their plight. Their lives were filled with the challenges yet they valued things too many of us took for granted. They helped me appreciate all we had.
Sorry to step on your amazing post. I wanted to lighten things up a bit. I'm not a theology, biblical or even religious guy. I still hope and pray for the better of us to overcome the worst of us. The social contract has been shattered long ago. That doesn't mean many of us can't long for the spiritual good to take root.
Even with that said, i long for retribution, justice to be served on those who perpetrated it and those who embrace it. I know the next year will be a blood bath. I also know next summer Allon's book will be a must read as he will exact, at least fictionally, all of the anger welling up in me against those who took part in the atrocities.
A what now...? What a strange time to discuss Jew-hatred by Christians. Do right-wing Christians want to obliterate the Jewish state? What the hell is this?!
It is against a terrible false theology called “Replacement Theology” which grips many right-wing Christians and even moderates. The belief is that the Jews have been replaced by the church as the recipients of God’s promises to the Hebrews in the Bible. This has been responsible for centuries of hate directed at Jews by Christians. Pray against it.
Damn heavy stuff Steve and one of the reasons i have hung around you guys so long. As i moved from article to article this morning i found myself wanting revenge. Cathartic; an over-powering urge to rid the world of all those who are indeed evil. Unfortunately, there's way too many who make the list.
I read a lot of fiction. One of my favorite authors is Daniel Silva. Mid-summer every year he releases his latest Gabriel Allon series, often weaving some history into his character's exploits. They all began following the Munich massacre at the Olympic games in 1972. His first book was powerful as so many of us watched the travesty and terror of an event so horribly destroyed by evil. Gabriel as a young man was one of those who sought retribution. I look forward every year to his latest book.
After this past week, I want retribution. I want payback. Nope not Jewish, but in my work career in organized labor i got to know several old guard Jewish leaders who helped me understand the ugliness of their plight. Their lives were filled with the challenges yet they valued things too many of us took for granted. They helped me appreciate all we had.
Sorry to step on your amazing post. I wanted to lighten things up a bit. I'm not a theology, biblical or even religious guy. I still hope and pray for the better of us to overcome the worst of us. The social contract has been shattered long ago. That doesn't mean many of us can't long for the spiritual good to take root.
Even with that said, i long for retribution, justice to be served on those who perpetrated it and those who embrace it. I know the next year will be a blood bath. I also know next summer Allon's book will be a must read as he will exact, at least fictionally, all of the anger welling up in me against those who took part in the atrocities.
Agreed, in that I worry far more about right-wing Christians rounding up us Jews than I worry about Muslims.
A what now...? What a strange time to discuss Jew-hatred by Christians. Do right-wing Christians want to obliterate the Jewish state? What the hell is this?!
It is against a terrible false theology called “Replacement Theology” which grips many right-wing Christians and even moderates. The belief is that the Jews have been replaced by the church as the recipients of God’s promises to the Hebrews in the Bible. This has been responsible for centuries of hate directed at Jews by Christians. Pray against it.