Beyond the rivers of blood unleashed by these terror attacks is an ocean of sadness and pain shared by many people beyond the immediate victim.
I hope that one day Rev. Nicholson and all who knew her daughter may find some small measure of peace.
Posted on 03/07/2006 12:06:20 PM PST by Stoat
Beyond the rivers of blood unleashed by these terror attacks is an ocean of sadness and pain shared by many people beyond the immediate victim.
I hope that one day Rev. Nicholson and all who knew her daughter may find some small measure of peace.
Hard to find fault with her in this case. Hopefully, over time, she can find her way back.
The religion of peace strikes again.
I confess I'd like to step on Mohammed Sidique Khan like a bug.
Not to diminish this lady's pain, but a more logical response to the 7/7 attacks would be to lose one's faith in Islam, not Christianity.
she should also know if not a born-again believer, you will not enter heaven, bottom line.
why am I not surprised she doesn't know these things?
Very sad...I can't blame her for her feelings.
Her religion exhorts her to forgive; the bombers' religion(?) exhorts them to murder and maim. Basic contradiction.
That's very compassionate of you.
A woman of principle and she gets my admiration.
The difference is???
Real Prophets climb mountains to be closer to God, they don't crawl into holes to hear Satan's voice...
I know a man whose only child, a college age daughter was killed in a auto accident. He was very active in his church and was devastated by his grief. He quit his job and I never heard from him anymore. He just basically lost the faith and will to live..............
horrible... but points to a hypocrisy with the practice of religion: she was able to "accept" thousands upon thousands of deaths, and continue preaching her message until her own daughter fell victim; then she couldn't believe what people do in the name of religion. her empathy and sprituality was conditional on this not happening to her. this is a common human characteristic that is infused in religion - always has been, always will be.
She is going through a feeling I have seen more than once from someone that lost a loved one. I have a relative, a pastor, who lost not one but two sons in senseless situations. He left the church altogether. Threw in the towel, raged against God, etc. Only in the past 10 years or so has he been attending a church service
She shouldn't have to forgive the butchers.
Even Jesus despaired.
Despite the headline, I fail to see that they have quoted her as saying she no longer believes in God. Perhaps I missed something in the article.
Less than a year after the murder, her feelings are completely understandable.
"...she should also know if not a born-again believer, you will not enter heaven, bottom line."
Funny.... I don't remember Jesus saying to the good thief while hanging on the cross: "Unless you are born again, you will not be with me this day in paradise." Seems to me, the only thing the thief professed was his own guilt and the innocense of Jesus." But, I guess he doesn't count.
This woman's faith will return. Jesus is very patient and forgiving of our human weakness and ignorance.
Thats because the modern Disneyfied version of Christianity in the west isn't worthy of faith. The older more authentic version that recognized just as Jesus could whip moneychangers out of a temple, they could launch Crusades against the heathen Moslems....that is the Christianity worthy of faith....the faith that drove the Moslems out of Spain and Sicily back in the middle ages.
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