Mark's Views, Perhaps — from behind my eyeballs
So what would a conservative Mennonite care about mere earthly politics? And why?
OK, I don’t want to get hung up on the Trayvon Martin case. However, I thought posting a series of comments from my Facebook Wall would help clarify what I was getting at as well give a little “equal time” to an alternate perspective.
Yesterday evening I posted a link to my Why Trayvon Martin? post and this developed: Read it all
Why the focus on Trayvon Martin?
Scores of people donned “I am Trayvon Martin” apparel.
The President of the United States claimed Trayvon’s looks for the son he doesn’t have.
Protests and beatings have been “arranged” in Trayvon’s name. Read it all
Something about that combination of words seems to portend bad news.
But despite the fact that bad news markets well in our day (“If it bleeds, it leads”), a fast search shows this one not getting much attention out there:
Why is Christian persecution in Saudi Arabia ignored?Read it all
Exhibit A
White is color. (Study Exhibit A at right.)
Lots of colors, in fact. 1
White is condition.
Spiritually, a good condition. 2
Physically, not necessarily so. 3
White is a race. Read it all
I just Googled peace prize and gospel treyvon (among other searches), checking for recent (last 24 hours) news stories.
From what I could tell, no Nobel Peace Prize winner has stepped up to knock down the fires since my post yesterday, Calling Peace Prize Laureates. (Or before, for that matter.)
Nor could I see any evidence of the Gospel of Jesus Christ being offered as applicable to the race mess that continues to burble and gurgle. Read it all
Did you win a Nobel Peace Prize within the last two decades?
Now’s the time to trot your stuff, the stuff that resulted in your choice as “a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field.”
You’re needed urgently on the Martin-Zimmerman front. Now! Read it all
You know who they are.
Maybe you’re one of them.
I want justice, too — real justice, not a contrived substitute.
A rush to judgment is a contrived substitute.
Here’s something I posted on Facebook early this morning: Read it all