2003 Soap Box Archives

Christianity And The Media 06/02/03

Eric Rudolph was recently arrested in North Carolina on suspicion of
having caused the bombing death and injury of people at the Olympics in
Atlanta and other places.

I’m glad he got caught, and if he is guilty, I hope he is prosecuted to
the full extent of the law. But if you notice, the first thing the
media does is to identify him as a Christian.

The things that Eric Rudolph has done has nothing whatsoever to do with
Christianity. First of all, they say that he is antisemetic. Our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ, was a Jew so how could a true Christian hate
Jews?

Secondly, his acts of violence are not the acts of a real Christian.
In my book Eric Rudolph is a bigot and a terrorist who preys on
innocent people and is just as bad as Al Queda. He has the right to
believe whatever he wants to, but he sure doesn’t have the right to
hurt other people who believe differently.

It seems to be the intention of some of the media to paint the kooks
claiming to be Christians and real Christians with the same brush.
Nothing could be further from the truth.

I am vehemently opposed to abortion but I would no more blow up an
abortion clinic or a gay bar than I would blow up a church, and neither
would any other real Christian.

Jim Jones and David Koresh are prime examples of people who claimed to
be Christian leaders and who lead their followers into some of the most
satanic behavior ever witnessed. To force people to take poison or to
burn a building down around them is not, I repeat not, a Christian
thing to do.

Society has nothing to fear from true Christians. Of course we will
espouse our beliefs but when it comes to committing violence against
another human being that is just not what we’re all about.

Love and forgiveness is the cornerstone of Christianity and real
Christians may hate the sin, but they love the sinner. After all we
have all sinned and fallen short of God’s principles. Christians are
by no means perfect. They just seek and receive forgiveness.

The next time you see on television or read in the newspaper that
violence was done in the name of Christianity, take a moment to reflect
and ask yourself if this is really true. Would a true Christian harm
innocent people?

And remember something else. Most of the media wouldn’t know a
Christian from an alligator purse, so who are they to say.

Pray for our troops.

What do you think?

God Bless America

Charlie Daniels