UPDATE: In addition to the group below, I have organized another group here. Please join and invite your network to join.
I have been saying for months that one powerful motive for Christians to care about the persecution of gays in Uganda is the common cause we have. Christians are persecuted the world over, primarily within governments based on Sharia law. Uganda’s lurch toward Levitical law should be troubling for those who treasure freedom of conscience and value Christian compassion. Christians should not victimize, nor should they be victims.
In Afghanistan, the situation is that in June, Afghan legislators called for execution of converts to Christianity and those who proselytize. Afghan Christians sent an open letter to the world’s Christian community asking for help. You can read the letter here at a Facebook group set up to support them. I have joined and I hope you will too.
International Christian Concern has several articles on their Persecution.org website. The most recent article details ominous threats from Afghan legislators and the President Karzai. It is disturbing that the US is pouring billions of dollars into Afghanistan at the same time.`
Uh oh. Getting very very scary! I had the same questions and concerns David did!
(I’m glad David raised them though…I fear if I had, my motives would have been questioned and we’d be off on a detour.)
Ya know, so often its the same haters with just a new target. Those who hate other religions also hate other races and also hate other sexualities or other ideologies or other sexes …
Hate seems to have endless capacity to grow.
Same evil, different victims. Now how do we handle the fact that our tax dollars may very well be funding this? Does this not make us complicit, perhaps not in quite as direct a manner as Canyon Ridge is with Ssempa, but not entirely off the hook either.
You would think by now we would have learned our lesson concerning “nation building.”
From an article in World Magazine:
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldmag.com%2Fwebextra%2F16862&h=295d4dUGUbQ8fgvPFKZRiRG02Ww
I had a difficult time joining.
Do you think it knew I am a spiritual rationalist?
Ya know, so often its the same haters with just a new target. Those who hate other religions also hate other races and also hate other sexualities or other ideologies or other sexes …
Hate seems to have endless capacity to grow.
It is very encouraging to see so many responding to the FB group, Warren — and so sad to hear from you that some Christians are already suggesting that we should not speak up — since the Bible says that His followers should expect such persecution. In the face of injustice, what good is a silent faith?
I had a difficult time joining.
Do you think it knew I am a spiritual rationalist?
It is very encouraging to see so many responding to the FB group, Warren — and so sad to hear from you that some Christians are already suggesting that we should not speak up — since the Bible says that His followers should expect such persecution. In the face of injustice, what good is a silent faith?
Thank you, Warren.
Thank you, Warren.
From an article in World Magazine:
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldmag.com%2Fwebextra%2F16862&h=295d4dUGUbQ8fgvPFKZRiRG02Ww
Thanks, Warren. Have invited over 500 facebook friends to join the effort.
Uh oh. Getting very very scary! I had the same questions and concerns David did!
(I’m glad David raised them though…I fear if I had, my motives would have been questioned and we’d be off on a detour.)
Same evil, different victims. Now how do we handle the fact that our tax dollars may very well be funding this? Does this not make us complicit, perhaps not in quite as direct a manner as Canyon Ridge is with Ssempa, but not entirely off the hook either.
You would think by now we would have learned our lesson concerning “nation building.”
Thanks, Warren. Have invited over 500 facebook friends to join the effort.