11-30-2015, 06:39 PM
(11-30-2015, 06:26 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: I felt bad for posting this video, after seeing your other thread.
I was hoping it was not the inspiration for it.
It wasn't. I'm not trying to pick on anyone here about this sort of thing. Most of the people here are sharing it for the sake of discussion. And honestly, it's not that I think we should not share this sort of thing because we need to be knowledgeable about what is out there and we need to talk about it. Hiding from reality is a ridiculous position to take. I just think what we need to do is when an act of terrorism occurs we should share a story about life moving on for every story we share about the devastation. Remind ourselves that yes, tragedy happens. Yes, these are horrible things. Yes, life goes on. Not just here, but on social media as well.
You didn't present this video and say "see! This is what Islam is all about! Those blasted Muslims are all evil!" You shared it for people to take on their own, and that's fine. It's when people use these videos to spread their own propaganda, their own hate, they are playing into the hands of the folks that are fighting against us.
Edit to add: I should note that part of this is a challenge to myself, because I'm just as guilty of this sort of thing. I had decided to try to do this some time ago, and I guess the Paris attacks kind of gave me my first real reminder of that challenge. Then this past Sunday we were issued an Advent challenge by the same pastor. We were told to look for, and share, something that shows God's kingdom shining through in our lives. I know this is something that will sound cheesy and pointless to some on here, so anyone wanting to get into that debate feel free to have your commentary ignored. But what it's really about is finding the good amidst all the bad. Finding the shining light in the darkness. Whatever faith you may have, or lack thereof, it's a good thing to be in the habit of looking out for.
