Monday, May 2, 2011

Sipping Arabian Coffee with Virgins

Well, the news has informed us that chief 9/11 terrorist Osama bin Laden was killed in a million-dollar compound only a few hundred miles from a Pakistani Military Center. I'm not really sure how I feel about this situation; true in human terms of understanding 'justice has been done,' as President Obama said. But what justice? None of the those killed in the twin towers have been brought back to life, and though there may be an emotional, even psychological relief in surviving family members, which I don't begrudge them, I earnestly pray that healing can come from it, there are still many unanswered questions. Will this strengthen al Quaida resolve to continue to sow seeds of chaos and murder? Will it be a major psychological blow that will dampen their future efforts and save lives? How do we, who proclaim to be disciples of Christ reconcile this with our message of hope to ALL people? For many of my Christian brothers/sisters this is a no brainer, but to me it remains an open question. On a lighter note, and somewhat sacrilegious, I am wondering if Mr. Laden is now sipping Arabian coffee with virgins in that netherland the Islamic faith believes exists after death ... my fear for him is where he now is, there is no coffee of any nationality and certainly no virgins of any manner waiting on him; matter of fact he's probably wishing he hadn't taken religious zeal quite so seriously, stayed in his father's house .. and maybe considered the message of the missionary's they had so fervently vanished from their homeland?!
We can't be certain of life here on this planet, but we can definitely be certain we
are going to die ... and therein lies the issue of our taste for drink and companionship!
Have a great day.

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