tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926207.post2855915546476712992..comments2024-03-04T00:50:02.182-08:00Comments on KeithGiles.com: A Christian Response To TerrorismKeith Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328300571647154699noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926207.post-1668938974874640242017-05-29T21:23:06.249-07:002017-05-29T21:23:06.249-07:00Excellent post Keith. I could not agree more.
...Excellent post Keith. I could not agree more. <br /><br />-BillBill Benninghoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03177273934289607891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926207.post-1382563044531101422016-03-25T18:57:27.259-07:002016-03-25T18:57:27.259-07:00I really don't think we're going to make a...I really don't think we're going to make any progress against religious extremism--Christian, Muslim or whatever--by pretending it isn't a problem that needs to be effectively addressed. May I suggest a concrete way to approach the issue? I think it would be great if leaders in every church, synagogue and mosque, etc. in this country and the world would preach about preventing violence. This should be even to the point of contacting the civil authorities if all else fails if some member appears to be trending in that direction. <br /><br />We really all are and should be our brothers' keepers. The first line of defense in any group is the members of that group itself.<br /><br />It doesn't really matter whether the problem is greater in some groups than in others, because even just one death or injury due to religiously motivated violence is way too many. And if all the different groups participated, it would not make it look like any one was being singled out.<br /><br />I suggested this a couple of year ago to our pastor and also submitted a more developed article on the topic to the Sojourners web site, which declined to publish it. Although I didn't see any results from my previous efforts, I still think it's a good idea and even more so in the light of recent events.<br /><br />By the way, see my review of the Medearis book--Muslims, Christians, and Jesus--at<br />http://www.amazon.com/Muslims-Christians-Jesus-Understanding-Relationships/product-reviews/0764205676/ref=cm_cr_dp_qt_hist_two?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=two_star&showViewpoints=0RalphDaveWestfallhttp://forgetevolution.com/#recommendnoreply@blogger.com