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TITLE : Evil Terror and American Response
BIBLE : Then Jesus said to him "Put your sword back into its place ; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.(Matthew 26:52) But Jesus said, "No more of this!" And he touched his ear and healed him.(Luke 22:51) Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God.(Rome 13:1) He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.(Proverb 13:24) Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.(Ephesians 6:4)
I am sorry that I am not at home in English and writings below is very coarseness. And selected words can be unfitted to what I really express.
CONTENT : Terrible evil terror happened in New York and Washington D.C, American heart place. Evil terrorists inflicted serious human and material damages. American pride was infringed seriously. USA announced this was War-Situation and determined very strong revenge against evil terrorists and nations to support them. But many internal and external opinion advise to be prudent. Because enormous military attack will kill so many citizens(that's not right) and then Islam peoples all the world will get angry. Then World War Ⅲ can be occurred by Civillization Conflict between Christianity and Islam.
Well, how can USA show Justice and Righteousness? They must not lose their good reason. Their response must be represented not as "revenge" but as "punishment". Revenge will result another enormous slaughters. There will be many citizens in death peoples by USA large scaled attack. But evil terrorists and Afganistan dictators will survive in their fortress. That's not right. That's not right punishment. At that case, hot rage will be erected in Islam peoples all over the world. And vicious circle between revenge and terror will not be ceased. Then World War Ⅲ can be occurred by Civillization Conflict between Christianity and Islam. And the world will meet the end.
USA must punish in right way. Then all peoples in the world included Islam will support USA with compassion. Therefore USA will recover their pride and prestige as a good world police nation. T hen what is right punishment? It is an attack against only the very terrorists by the delicate, elavorate military operation or an arrest by the tenacious persuation and negotiation with Afganistan and islamic nations. And American government persuade their people about this right policy against terrorists that is not from irrational revenge but from rational punishment. American government must hear the internal and external prudunce-intended opinions. And they will have deep consideration about their foreign policy that has been resistered by undeveloped countries and anti-Israel peoples. Has their foreign policy been just and fair?
Jesus said "love your foe" and forgave peoples who arrested him, whipped him and crossified him. He had super power that could do so many miracles such as turning the rough sea to be silent. If Jesus had attacked his enemy with his super power, what would be happened? So many death they saw there and then. But Jesus practiced his love and parden. Reinhold Niebuhr said "individual can do with morality at saint level, but group cannot do that." in his book . And power of nation has necessarily the right of punishment to maintain social peace and order. However we know the first origin church that loved and forgave their enemy. They was crossified and killed by lions without any resistance, but they conquested Rome about 300 years later. It is not possible that USA, the powerful nation, will follow the first origin church. But I hope USA will do the right punishment to be understood by peoples all the world included Islam. Not irrational revenge against so many citizens but rational, right punishment against the very evil terrorists.
America is the nation of God that express their belief on the money "We believe in God.' Remember your ancestor, puritans constructed your nation who imigrated through dangerous Atlantic Sea to worship their God with liberty. God is love.
I have deep sympathy with mourning American peoples have now. I hope USA will born again as a real World Police Nation that peoples all over the world respect through now-a-day's mourning. May God bless USA and American peoples!
Your sincerely Han Ki-hyun, Korean Christian.
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