Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Bishop Ough, President of the General Board of Global Ministries, and Inelda Gonzalez, President of the Women's Division made a statement at the beginning of September, encouraging United Methodists to petition the United Nations and the United States Government to protect the Christians in Pakistan (Gojra City), as they have been the victims of recent attacks. These attacks have left hundreds homeless by arson and have left seven dead. Christian Leaders have been charged as lawbreakers for protesting the violence, and this has been closely linked to false accusations of blasphemy or desecration fo the Qur'an. Violence continues to threaten our religious leaders.....what are your thoughts?
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In my opinion as a christian, violence is never any kind of answer to anything but more violence. How can religious leaders be anything but against violence? How can religious leaders condone hurting people on purpose? What does the world expect anyway? For us to love only certain people and torture others? Of course, jesus said we would be persecuted for following him...but that is not going to stop me from following him anyway, and it doesnt stop any other true christian either. We know who we are.
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