It is our duty to live Christ like lives, that includes forgiving tresspasses as the Lord forgives our tresspasses. That is what we need to do with the French and by our example lead them back to Christ and the defense of Christianity. By snearing during their time of need we only uphold the stereotypes and weaken us, the West, as a whole.
France is NOT an ally.
Its been happening in the Sudan with Christians being slaughtered for years and you haven't raised a peep! Why now? Because its France? This is liberal policy coming home to roost. Once the world sees what loose immigration policy can do, then maybe the politicians will start to pull thier heads out of their @sses! Perhaps coincidence, but this week The Republicants started talk of building a wall to border off Mexico!
We do not force forgiveness on others,,not even Christ did that....it is up to each to seek forgiveness. Has there been a change of heart in France? Where is the acknowledgement, the repentence, even in tone? Where are the apologies? What indication is there that France even seeks forgiveness for anything?
It's like me saying I forgive you. You have not done anything to me (in your opinion), so my 'forgiveness' really would be meaningless. France doesn't feel the need to revise it's stance, at least not at this point. Americans are amazing people and we are still a Christian nation, and we would be in France rather quickly if her leaders met with ours and acknowledged the truth of the issues and the situation. France is not reaching out to anyone for understanding, so, it is up to God what happens at this point. I don't want a Moslem society set up in France or anywhere else for that matter.
I actually applaud what you are attempting to convince me of. I just think it is a little misdirected.
Lead them back to Christ? WTF? This isn't an issue of France going astray from Christ. This is an issue of France going astray from rational thought in regard to their economic and social policies. France has allowed this radical Islamic threat to fester and they're feeling the pain. They are fortunate that it is more looting and torching and not more rape and murder. We don't need to lead them to Christ - we need to push them take a more hard line and common sense approach towards the radical threat gathering within their borders.
There is no restriction on French citizens traveling to the US with a passport. We need France to crack down on it's radicals before they come here legally start torching NYC. What are you talking about regarding Christ and the Lord and Christianity? This is a problem caused by Caeser, not God.
You're right that Christians should take a moment to reflect upon rejoicing over the misfortunate that has befell Paris. But you're taking that train of thought to its irrelevant conclusion.