which way did our last chance go
& can we get out if we go right now Mark 8:27-38 Did you know that a second century theologian said the blood of Christian martyrs are the seeds of the church? His name was Tertullian, and he did say that. This week in the Hawk Eye there were two stories with two very different depictions of courage. In fact, if one were to describe the actions of these two different parties as "heroic," you would have to admit, that these two depictions are diametrically opposed. First there was the op-ed about the "courage," of those actors, film-makers and financiers who created and distributed the film "Innocence of Muslims." This film was obviously meant to offend, and now that there are consequences to distributing this hate, all parties are attempting to wash their hands of responsibility. And, I must sarcastically add, that it gets better still. When the president tried to be diplomatic in handling these contentious issue...