Comments on: Destruction of Serbian Church http://kevinbasil.com/2008/02/18/destruction-of-serbian-church/ Decimation & Reconstruction: a weblog Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:38:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Joshua Falconer http://kevinbasil.com/2008/02/18/destruction-of-serbian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-162861 Joshua Falconer Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:01:41 +0000 http://blog.kevinbasil.com/2008/02/18/destruction-of-serbian-church/#comment-162861 Has the thought of martyrdom occurred to anyone viewing this? To talk about whether or not raising an outcry is 'hip' is a trivial matter. To raise an outcry, to try to pull out the weed of hate, is only to return hate for hate, adding to its growth. But Christ calls us to martyrdom, to picking up our cross, to turning the other cheek, to loving our enemies and praying for those who persecute us. Such is the outcry that all Christians should raise in unity. And it is the only message that has the potential to effectively transform the root of hate where it really matters – in the heart, not in political power struggles. Has the thought of martyrdom occurred to anyone viewing this? To talk about whether or not raising an outcry is ‘hip’ is a trivial matter. To raise an outcry, to try to pull out the weed of hate, is only to return hate for hate, adding to its growth. But Christ calls us to martyrdom, to picking up our cross, to turning the other cheek, to loving our enemies and praying for those who persecute us. Such is the outcry that all Christians should raise in unity. And it is the only message that has the potential to effectively transform the root of hate where it really matters – in the heart, not in political power struggles.

]]> By: Roger Johnson http://kevinbasil.com/2008/02/18/destruction-of-serbian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-155144 Roger Johnson Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:07:32 +0000 http://blog.kevinbasil.com/2008/02/18/destruction-of-serbian-church/#comment-155144 Makes sense. Here here! Makes sense. Here here!

]]> By: Basil http://kevinbasil.com/2008/02/18/destruction-of-serbian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-155142 Basil Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:58:21 +0000 http://blog.kevinbasil.com/2008/02/18/destruction-of-serbian-church/#comment-155142 Do I grieve? Yes, absolutely. As much? I must confess, no. Though if it were a thousand year old Catholic church being burned, I would probably grieve as much. I grieve, even now, when I hear about the destruction of monasteries during the early years of the Reformation. I do grieve, but the extent to which I am touched by the grief depends a great deal on what is irretrievably lost, I suppose. To which I can only say, Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner. Do I grieve? Yes, absolutely. As much? I must confess, no. Though if it were a thousand year old Catholic church being burned, I would probably grieve as much. I grieve, even now, when I hear about the destruction of monasteries during the early years of the Reformation. I do grieve, but the extent to which I am touched by the grief depends a great deal on what is irretrievably lost, I suppose.

To which I can only say, Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.

]]> By: Roger Johnson http://kevinbasil.com/2008/02/18/destruction-of-serbian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-155137 Roger Johnson Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:43:15 +0000 http://blog.kevinbasil.com/2008/02/18/destruction-of-serbian-church/#comment-155137 Do you grieve as much when a Baptist church is burned down or when a Catholic church is desecrated by people sneaking in to have sex for a radio show as has happened? The answer may very well be a resounding yes, but I wonder. Do you grieve as much when a Baptist church is burned down or when a Catholic church is desecrated by people sneaking in to have sex for a radio show as has happened? The answer may very well be a resounding yes, but I wonder.

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