tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post5224446743153374463..comments2023-12-26T03:55:24.907-05:00Comments on Speaking in Foolish Tongues: Random Radio TidbitsTWFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-68430776459560470482011-11-30T07:07:42.516-05:002011-11-30T07:07:42.516-05:00Christian persecution saddens me too. Maybe becaus...Christian persecution saddens me too. Maybe because I once had a very strong Christian faith and hoped that if challenged with standing up for Jesus or dieing I would choose Jesus. I wanted to believe I was that strong that I would gladly give myself as a martyr. But then, as you said, I only have my Western perceptions of Christianity so I have no idea what hell these people go through before they have the choice of denying their faith or death. A lot of them are tortured mercilessly.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313118060838041133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-48002530683148037822011-11-29T21:21:14.660-05:002011-11-29T21:21:14.660-05:00Yeah, stories like that break my heart, D'Ma. ...Yeah, stories like that break my heart, D'Ma. When you think that God is in charge, there is a certain mental release of responsibility which hinders the pragmatism behind real change. I find it extra saddening to hear of the Christian persecution in Muslim countries, like Pakistan, because if given the choice between ideologies, it appears to me that Christianity is less volatile as a whole and so I'd rather all the Muslims convert to it. But my perspective is a pretty limited based on my Western upbringing and lack of first-hand Middle-Eastern experience.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-26283791376299340802011-11-29T20:42:08.802-05:002011-11-29T20:42:08.802-05:00I was watching the news last night and they were s...I was watching the news last night and they were showing the fallout from the latest skirmish on the Pakistani border. There were many bodies covered in white cloth and the voiceover was a Pakistani soldier saying, "God has taken many, so many of us." He was speaking in English and those were his words. I couldn't help but think how sad it was that this man really thinks that these deaths occurred because "God" had ordained it.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313118060838041133noreply@blogger.com