Christians Forgive Murderer
Posted: February 18th, 2008 | Author: Sam | Filed under: Blog Posts, Religion, Stupid Stuff |
A youth minister who finally admitted his responsibility for a 1994 murder has been forgiven by his church. Because taking responsibility, even 18 years after the fact, is really quite the accomplishment.
The man is a murderer who lied about it for 14 years. Finally taking responsibility for his gruesome actions - which happened when he was asked to provide identification while trying to buy cigarettes, which is as good a reason to kill somebody as anything else - his church has described the man as a “hero” and an excellent “role model.” Which would be fine, I guess, if it wasn’t so stupid.
This is a man who stabbed another man for doing his job, and then lied about it, and then wormed his way into a position teaching children. Had his parishioners said something like, “Well, it’s good that he finally accepted responsibility for his heinous actions,” that’d be one thing. But these people are trying to canonize the man for being a lying murderer.
One wonders if (some) Christians will ever understand the bizarre nature of their behavior, particularly suggesting that this dude is a role-model. How about the guy who got stabbed, who was working for a living and did his job? He seems far more worthy of our respect and attention that this douchebag. But of course, for (some) Christians, it is the sinner who says he’s sorry, even after all the wreckage, that really, truly matters. Or something.
No points are given to the people quietly living and not bothering anybody else. That’s nothing compared to a life of crime with a meekly muttered, “My bad,” at the end.
Lame.
Hard to believe that a group which finds the majority of its beliefs in a book which included a murderer (Moses), a tax collector (Matthew), an adulterer (David), a mass murderer (Paul), and a traitor (Peter), in its authorship would stoop to forgiving a murderer in the 21st Century…
But you are right. It’s sick to see a church rallying around a man like this. My guess is that the story is fabricated. The list of evangelists who make up horrible “testimonies” to make their conversions seem more miraculous is long and ugly. About 10 years ago a Christian comedian, Mike Warnke, who used to claim he had been involved in Satanism including all kinds of odd rituals was exposed as a fraud. Thankfully, by another Christian organization.
Dude is not a role model. He ought to offer restitution to the victim’s family. Whether or not he is fit for service in the church is up to them, but I’d take a more careful look if I were them.
What would Obama do?