Archive for April, 2007

North Korean Atrocities Should Teach Us to Stay the Course in Iraq

From One News Now:

Carl Moeller is president of Open Doors USA, which is part of the North Korea Freedom coalition. He says the genocide there matches that carried out by some of the worst regimes of the last century.

“Today, maybe two to three million people have died in North Korea,” Moeller observes. “We know of hundreds of thousands who are literally being worked to death in labor camps, just like the ones that were in Nazi Germany and just like the ones that were in the Soviet gulag. This is a horrific reality,” he says.

I take particular interest in Moeller’s statement that, “…maybe two to three million people have died in North Korea.” In a day and age when we focus so heavily on the numbers who have died in Iraq, and use it as a ploy to erode support for the war, I find it ironic that so many more people die when we do nothing. It has been the same throughout history, and especially over the last century. War is an ugly thing, but a soldier sacrificing his life for the hope of changing the world (for the better) is not nearly as ugly as millions of men, women, and children dying for no other reason than they were born in a country run by a demented lunatic. It for this reason, despite my belief that they are quite sincere and have the best intentions, that I believe those in opposition to the war to be gravely mistaken.

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Man Likely to Die from Fasting for Darfur

Ben Witherington has an article on his blog this morning that ought to wake up Christians to the type of life we are to live. Check it out here. I must say after reading it, I am ashamed of how complacent I can sometimes be. Some might view Jay McKinley’s behavior as stupid, or a waste of a life. It is, however, only in the narrowest of terms that one can say that. From the eternal perspective of Christ, Jay is doing what all Christians are to do. If we were all on fire for Christ in this manner, what a difference we would truly make. While I sincerely hope that Jay McKinley does not lose his life to this effort, it will not have been a waste if he does. He would have died with purpose and with honor. I hope we as Christians can honor him, and more importantly, Christ, in our own lives.

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‘The Divided States of America?’ A new book takes aim at left and right.

I came across this book while I was perusing the internet. I always find it interesting when someone tries to cut through the middle of the left and right of the political sphere. I, myself, am someone who has tried real hard to stay in the middle and make my judgments objectively. I am not a Republican or a Democrat, but an unrepresented independent. The problem for me, and I believe for most of the people that would read this book, is that at least some (if not most) of our beliefs would push us left or right. For me, it is the abortion issue. I am utterly opposed to abortion, so I end up voting Republican even though I do not agree with them on a number of issues. With this in mind, I will be interested to find out how Mr. Land approaches this concept.

The Divided States of America?: What Liberals AND Conservatives are missing in the God-and-country shouting match!

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The Divided States of America?: What Liberals AND Conservatives are missing in the God-and-country shouting match!

Book Description
A popular look at the separation of church and state: what it is, what it isn’t, and why it matters for the future of religion in America.

  • An alarm-ringing but intelligent and fair-minded revelation of the backlash against traditional moral values, presented in an accessible and practical way using the sports analogy of fair play.
    Explains why religiously-informed moral values are under threat in a one-sided interpretation of church and state.
    Empowers readers by helping them to clarify confusing viewpoints and motivating them to act on what they believe.
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