Have a look at this news story hitting the mainstream media at CNN.com about security at church services.
Here's a link to the new business of Church Security.
How long is it until someone is mistaken for a terrorist at the altar call?
Friday, November 7, 2008
Martyr? Where? Who let that happen?
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This is a fascinating question and one that does not have easy answers.
Jesus calls us to the way of the cross, the way of the martyr as some of these blog posts have been alluding to.
Simultaneously, the church is called to carry on the banner championing the widow, the orphan, the homeless, the imprisoned, the addict, the poor, the hungry.....
And so when the gun man came to New Life Church in Colorado and the security guard shot him, people applauded. On the one hand, the guard protected "the innocent." On the other hand, the guard (and the church that hired the guard) was clearly NOT living the way of the cross.
Question: where is the line between protecting the innocent/marginalized AND living the life of the martyr/the way of the cross???
I'm wrestling with finding that line. Thoughts?
REV
My response is too brief to be fair but let me a) suggest Robert W. Brimlow's book What About Hitler? (Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2006) and b) ask rhetorically, "Would not the response St. Peter received in his seeking to protect the Innocent be paradigmatic for those built upon that self-same Rock?"
Again, I apologize for the brevity of my response (which I hope does not come across as coy) to what is certainly a question deserving more than I can presently give it. Perhaps, for now, Brimlow can be of further assistance.
Here is my question: who was more prepared to meet their Maker - the gunman or those worshipping the Lord?
Amen. Thanks Tim.
REV
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