Chistians believe in the afterlife, they don't want someone else to send us there before our time.
--- Charlie Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 10:13 PM 1/22/2007 -0300, Ricardo Aráoz wrote: > ... > > > IMO, a belief in another world, an > afterlife, makes it so much > > > easier to devalue this life. Suicide bombers are > the ultimate > > > expression of this, but even the willingness to > wage war and send > > > your own countrymen to their deaths becomes > much, much easier when > > > you believe that they will be going to a better > place once they are > > > dead. > > > > > > >But of course. What's more. I never understood why > do christians get so > >angry when someone kills their children. After all > they are innocent, > >they'll go straight to heaven. And this wonderful > killer who sacrifices > ... > > I think the grief comes from to Christians for many > reasons. > > First, we are still human. What happens in our > physical life hits us just > like it does anyone else. Next, Christian belief is > that life is sacred. > When tragedies strike, our spirit mourns for the > loss. > > But then, as you say, the innocent life is expected > to go to Heaven. This > does console Christians. In fact, this gives many > Christians the strength > to forgive the offender (if there was one). There > was a great example of > this with the IRA-British war/conflict. I'm > embarrassed that I don't have > the man's name, but I don't have time to look it up. > This is his general > story: he was attending a church service with his > daughter (I think early > teen or just pre-teen in age). The IRA bombed the > building. He and his > daughter were trapped in the rubble. He could hold > his daughter's hand and > they could talk. His daughter would cry/scream > occasionally, but as they > talked he thought they would end up being OK. They > were like that for some > time. When they were finally pulled out, the > daughter's injuries were so > terrible she died very quickly. That man publicly > stated his forgiveness to > the IRA bombers. He went on to be a > negotiator/speaker to try and bring > peace and was respected by both sides. He made a big > difference as a result. > > Not everyone can cope with a loss or an evil with > the same degree of > forgiveness. And, in general, for the world to have > order there needs to be > some justice. A drunk driver/drug abuser that kills > a bus-load of children > goes to jail. That is justice. Whether the families, > in their heart, can > forgive him or not, that is the Christian struggle. > > -Charlie > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
