Why would we, of all nations, stoop down to such level? How can we convince the world we stand for truth and justice if we keep repeating such mistakes?
In 1999, an American jet attacked an unarmed Serbian civilian train on a bridge. NATO briefed reporters about this, and showed footage taken from the missile approaching the train. based on the tape, it looked like the train appeared out of nowhere and the pilot didn't have time to divert the missile (since the target was the bridge, not the train). It all looked legit. Until it leaked out that the footage was played at three times the normal speed.
It turns out the pilot not only saw the train approaching the bridge but waited until the train was on the bridge and then attacked a civilian object (a war crime). After hitting it once, he turned around and hit one more time (double war crime).
Of course, our media did not show the aftermath (because it was too "disturbing"). There were torsos and body parts of innocent passengers scattered all over the ground and in the trees. Even if we believed out cause was just, what that pilot did was not.
The reason the briefing was fixed is because we knew we committed a criminal act and we tried to cover it up by playing the tape at three times the speed. What does that say about credibility? Are we on such thin moral ice that we have to resort to the type of disinformation our worst enemies practiced?
Protecting the reputation of the organization becomes more important than the truth.
Self-protection is "normal." Organizations are 'organisms" of sorts and tend to protect themselves. But that is true of Apostolic Churches and Protestant communities alike. You will find corruption everywhere.
I know of no Evangelical who supported Clinton's NATO war against the Serbs, nor the diplomatic aftermath, nor our continual support of Muslim causes whether in Eastern Europe nor in Israel/Palestine. All evangelical ministries that I know spoke out vociferously against that aggression as a war crime by NATO and the U.S. against the Serbs, our longtime friends.
The Evangelicals spoke up and speak up for the Serbs as well as for the Jews facing Islamic terrorism in their own land. You speak up for the Serbs. Where is your voice for the Jews in Israel??? Is it silenced by your misguided theology????
K:Self-protection is "normal." Organizations are 'organisms" of sorts and tend to protect themselves. But that is true of Apostolic Churches and Protestant communities alike. You will find corruption everywhere.
Thank you we agree!
Accepting the historical truth of how large organizations react, especially when they have the power of the state behind them, Christians only have one source to draw upon to determine the correctness of a church's teachings and practices Scripture.
When Christians don't measure all teaching and practices by Scripture you end up with all kinds of beliefs and practices that were not present during the Apostolic Era. The dogmas surrounding Mary are a perfect example of this.