God, self, others, creation: Who should cast the first stone?

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Who should cast the first stone?

(Jesus) said to them, “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone…” John 8:7 (NRSV)

Speaking on his radio show Monday, Glenn Beck said that the earthquake could be a "message being sent" by God… And that is, 'Hey, you know that stuff we're doing? Not really working out real well. Maybe we should stop doing some of it.' I'm just saying."

Gilbert Gottfried, the voice of Aflac's beloved duck tweeted on Monday: "I just split up with my girlfriend, but like the Japanese say, 'There'll be another one floating by any minute now.'”

WNBA player Cappie Pondexter also tweeted her comments: "What if God was tired of the way they treated their own people in their own country!... "u just never know! They did pearl harbor so u can't expect anything less."

During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the first on August 6, 1945 and the second on August 9, 1945. These two events are the only active deployments of nuclear weapons in war to date.

Who should cast the first stone? Why do we continue to play the blame game? Where is the American spirit of compassion?

2 comments:

Sr. Irma Gonzalez said...: Amen! Let us pray for the many who are suffering greatly and for those who have died.; March 16, 2011 at 5:22 PM
Dora Amador said...: Glenn Beck is a very sick man. I think that we can not and should not put into doubt the great American spirit of compassion because of statements he makes. But you are right: we continue to play the blame game even in the aftermath of such horrific things like the tsunami and the earthquake.
But we should start looking a little closer to our nuclear endeavors, that is man made, and maybe there we can find somebody to blame. Man!
Please, post more frequently!
D; March 20, 2011 at 9:17 PM

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Two others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they cast lots to divide his clothing. And the people stood by, watching; but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, ‘He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!’ The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine, and saying, ‘If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!’ There was also an inscription over him, ‘This is the King of the Jews.’

One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, ‘Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!’ But the other rebuked him, saying, ‘Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.’ Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ He replied, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’ (Luke 23:32--43)