I just finished reading an NPR article about the tragic shooting in a famous South Carolina church. I don’t in anyway want to diminish the terrible evil that surrounds this event. But I also was amazed to read so many comments saying that the shooting was “incomprehensible” and “unfathomable” and has no business in a “civilized society.” It leaves me wondering how exactly we can continue to hold to beliefs that are betrayed by the reality around us. These comments speak to the world view of our society and will probably go unquestioned by many. With racial prejudice, terrorist bombings, unethical interrogation tactics, ISIS, lying news anchors, cheating secretaries of state, etc. how exactly can we continue to be of the opinion that violence, hatred, greed, and other morally reprehensible actions are “unfathomable?” What happened in South Carolina is terrible. It is awful. But it is entirely plausible given the true nature of man....
Reflections on a life lived for King Jesus.