Hi Izzy,
This is getting so tiring. The real vs false in the title comes into play here. Keep in mind that I did watch the unprovoked assault (I was home sick that day and watched it in real time as I happened to have CNN on). Keep in mind that I am probably closer distance wise to the location of the attack than you are. Keep in mind that 24 innocent Canadians were killed in the attacks as well. Keep in mind that I do not believe that the attack was just against America although it took place on American soil; it was against the Western world. Keep in mind that I include Canada in that critique.
I never in any way, shape, form or fashion said any of my remarks on the incredible tragedy of 9/11 with a smirk. I never said that it was anything close to being ‘finally…what you had coming to you.’ Those are lies you have made up. You are mad at a perception in your own mind. My attitude has never approached anything evil, hateful, or disgusting. You owe me an apology for these lies. Either back them up with actual quotes from me or retract them. As I pointed out time and time again (with no response from you – did you even read my posts?) my problem with you is your rejection of critical thinking regarding the attacks. To say they were because of hatred does not answer the question. It begs another: Why is the Western world (personified by America) hated? Then you start getting somewhere. Am I dismissing your anger regarding the injustice of the attacks? No! It angers me as well. Rather I am saying that 2 and a half years later it is time to be reflective and learn from the tragedy.
Jonathan
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Just keep in mind, Jonathan, how you might feel if you watched an unprovoked assault on your nation with 3000 innocent Canadians killed by perverts who just hate you for being Canadians, and then someone said to you with a smirk, “Well, maybe now you will try to figure out why they didn’t like you. You finally got what you had coming to you.” You should expect an angry response to such an evil attitude. And then you have the NERVE to accuse me of confusing America with God and an “unhealthy attitude”??? You are a real piece of liberal work. Izzy
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Aye thank you Lance,
However I am afraid that the message will fall on deaf ears or else you will be accused of making hateful, disgusting posts with slurs. Sigh. Her posts in the last half hour that I have been writing this continue in this vein. It is sad.
One of my points to Izzy (I believe it was missed) was that in the past 4 months I have been on TT she has flitted around discussing the more superficial topics leaving the doctrinal debates for others. Then when her country’s actions are called into question her rockets fire and she proceeds to attack in an unchristian manner (and of course justifies it by saying my manners are bad and that it is sin to question America and asks that God forgive my jealousy). This seems to me to be a very unhealthy attitude.
My opinion is as follows: It is good to love your country. It is good to be grateful to your country for the freedoms, opportunities and safety it provides. It is good to pray for and support your leaders. It is bad to confuse our country with God. It is bad to confuse prosperity with blessing. It is bad when patriotism keeps us from listening, from being whole. It is bad to not be able to listen to criticism. It is bad to refuse to listen when our sacred cow is being addressed. (note that when I switch to the bad here I intentionally switch from ‘your’ to ‘our’ in order to highlight that we are all in this together. I do not want any one to feel attacked here. You may also replace ‘good’ with Christian and ‘bad’ with unchristian.)
That being said I do understand that when our sacred cows are being prodded it is a painful process. It is often easier to respond in anger (I know I have in times when my sacred cows have been poked. For example, Judy has made many comments on the link between sin and illness. I believe her viewpoint to be completely unbiblical and extremely hurtful to those that live with illness regardless of the severity. This is an extremely touchy subject for me as I have lived with chronic illness for the last 16 years. You should see the posts that I have drafted in my head in response. The reason they have never seen the light of day is because I know it would not be wise to post them. This is one of my sacred cows. What I need to do is to listen to Judy, to really hear what she is saying without confusing it with the baggage I bring with it. For you Izzy perhaps I should concentrate on the devotion and love you have for your leaders. I respect your love for them. What I question is a love that strikes back in anger and stops conversation, fencing me off, refusing to listen and learn from other people’s opinions.) What I plead and beg of Izzy is to listen to what others have to say, to ask the tough questions we want to avoid. If it makes you angry this is often a sign of some sort of blockage. It is far too easy to confuse our anger with righteous anger. This means becoming vulnerable as the Spirit strips us of our mis-truths. In this way we can heal. In this way even our countries can heal.
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Follow up: When a sufficient number (?) of people (countries) dislike you it begins to become important to sort and sift through the reasons why.
On my first visit to a Christian Booksellers meeting (Texas) I attended a performance by Sandi Patti (a then well known Christian performer). When she appeared center stage, lit by a single spot, regailed in white, a massive flag (yours) covering the backdrop, I remember thinking: "there's a little confusion here (cross/flag)". During subsequent visits (California, Colorado, Atlanta) I noted that RELIGION ABOUNDS in your country.
Jesus (the Jew) the second Adam came to fulfil, in obedience, the Abrahamic covenant. He did this for all of humankind in all of history, with no nation set above another.
So, pray for your leaders, be 'good citizens' but, please don't participate in a 'religious spirit'. I believe that this is not of God..
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