Allow me to briefly recap 2 outrageous weekend acts, in order to transition to the outrage…<\/p>\n
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In Kenya…<\/p>\n
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In an upscale Nairobi shopping mall \u2014 in a situation that remains fluid as of this writing \u2014 militants have shot and killed over 60 persons.\u00a0 According to the New York Times, \u201cmasked gunmen moved methodically through the crowded mall on Saturday,\u201d killing men, women and children.\u00a0 The gunmen have been linked to the al-Qaeda-backed Somali terror group al-Shabaab.<\/p>\n
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In northwest Pakistan…<\/p>\n
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Outside a church where the parishioners were exiting after the service, a pair of suicide\/homicide bombers killed approximately 81 people.\u00a0 According to USA Today, \u201cwitnesses described a scene of dust, debris and devastation.\u201d\u00a0 Body parts were apparently gruesomely scattered amid the debris.\u00a0 A wing of the Taliban claimed responsibility.<\/p>\n
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The glaring commonality between these 2 heinous acts?\u00a0 On 2 separate continents, non-Muslims were intentionally targeted.<\/p>\n
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Religious freedom seems in jeopardy, friends \u2014 albeit not just in Africa and Asia; it spans across the globe… especially Christian freedom. \u00a0Hence, the Intramuralist wonders: \u00a0where is the outrage?<\/p>\n
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Truthfully, I think it\u2019s hard for us to express outrage as Americans.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because we\u2019ve already accepted so much suppression in our own country. \u00a0The suppression may not yet manifest itself via shopping mall nor church bombings, as it currently comes in more subtle forms. \u00a0For example…<\/p>\n
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In North Carolina, where a Christian apologetics conference, entitled \u201cTruth for a New Generation\u201d will take place later this week with nationally respected speakers, the local paper, The Charlotte Observer, would not allow the conference to advertise as desired, paid, and previously agreed to.\u00a0 Granted, the conference planners asked some tough questions in their ad:<\/p>\n
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“Is same sex marriage morally wrong?”
\n“Are Islam and Christianity the same?”
\n“Are godless people going to destroy America?”<\/i><\/p>\n
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The questions were chosen \u201cto encourage discourse, inquiry, and to result in a strong ad, to raise awareness about the conference.\u201d\u00a0 The Charlotte Observer, however, would not allow the asking of the questions. \u00a0It’s not that all answers to the above are wise and good and true, but when the media begins to squelch the dialogue so that dissenting opinion cannot even take place, they have sowed and watered the seeds of religious suppression. \u00a0That suppression will only get worse, as witnessed in Kenya and Pakistan.<\/p>\n
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So where is the outrage?\u00a0 Where is the outrage in Africa and Asia?<\/p>\n
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And where is the outrage here?<\/p>\n
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Respectfully,<\/p>\n
AR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Allow me to briefly recap 2 outrageous weekend acts, in order to transition to the outrage… In Kenya… In an upscale Nairobi shopping mall \u2014 in a situation that remains fluid as of this writing \u2014 militants have shot and killed over 60 persons.\u00a0 According to the New York Times, \u201cmasked gunmen moved … <\/p>\n