2004-11-20 04:06:00
A reader asked me if we should attack Cuba since I support the war in Iraq. Here was my answer:
Where there is an injustice in the world we must do all in our power to correct it.
Where there is slavery and lack of freedom we must do all in our power to open the prison gates.
Where there is torture, suffering and starvation we must work tirelessly to bring relief.
Each nation, group and individual is limited in what he can do and must assess his situation and work as he can to help.
The United States, or any other country, cannot tackle and solve every injustice in the world, but we should use good judgment and do what we can.
If you are living in comfort and discover that your next-door neighbor beats his kids black and blue regularly and then starves them when they give him a wrong look what would you do?
Would you just sit there and say it is none of your business? Would you wear earplugs at night so you could not hear their screams and remain in ignorant bliss?
I hope not.
Even so have the people and children of Iraq suffered and screamed for help. The war there offers hope for deliverance, which is much better than hiding our heads in the sand and pretending that we do not hear the cries of the oppressed.
We should do all in our power to free the people of Cuba and every other nation where there is oppression. Right now we are stretched as thin as is prudent as far as military force is concerned, but we should always remain vigilant about assisting other nations in obtaining their freedom.
"And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off." Micah 4:3
Rebuke here comes from the Hebrew YAKACH and more literally means to "make right" or "correct."
The United States has followed this path and corrected strong nations afar off. We have changed Germany, Italy. South Korea and Japan from dictatorships to democracies and now we have the chance to do it with Afghanistan, Iraq and other nations as the opportunity permits. Freedom should be spread as far and as wide as we have strength - and of course this path must be pursued with good judgment.
I just browsed Benjamin Creme's latest newsletter and he says some amazing stuff. He pretty much equates Bush as a Hitler working on the dark side while he claims that Christ appeared to Yasser Arafat and worked closely with him.
I wonder if he thinks that Christ inspired him to send suicide bombers to kill women and children as the prime target.
I wonder if Christ inspired him to steal billions of dollars from his own people while they starve.
I wonder if Christ inspired him to give his wife a spending allowance of up to $200,000 a month.
I wonder if Christ inspired him to call for the complete destruction of the Jewish nation because (in his view) it has no right to exist.
It is amazing what we hear from spiritual Gurus.
Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting. John Russell
Copyright 2004 by J J Dewey