New Examples of Violence Against Churches
While we are attuned to the uptick in targeting Catholic churches in the United States in response to frustrations about abortion, the epidemic has started
C.D. Cunningham
June 1, 2022
While we are attuned to the uptick in targeting Catholic churches in the United States in response to frustrations about abortion, the epidemic has started
Some of the charged responses to inexplicable tragedies like this are only understandable. And some are clearly standing in the way of both greater healing and more effective prevention of future violence.
There’s more than enough animosity and division going around today, with plenty of people proposing “the answer.” What if Jesus taught the true solution all along?
True, people can be self-interested, calculating, megalomaniacal, partisan, and power-hungry. But God sees the whole person—and so should we.
Will admonitions to be kinder, nicer, more civil, and less hateful be enough to change our pained American discourse? Or have they become part of the problem?
To disagree strongly, even about sensitive, important questions, is not the same as hatred. To read some news about BYU’s honor code changes this month, however, you could be forgiven for presuming they were the same.
The anger of Bernie Sanders has often been discussed as a political liability. Could it actually be the very reason he’s doing so well?
