A balanced review…worth reading
from: http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/14/2559732/kindle-touch-review
Thinking Theologically About Memorial Day | Kevin DeYoung
Thinking Theologically About Memorial Day – Kevin DeYoung
A helpful article on the tension between honoring one’s country while only worshiping Christ Jesus.
Here is Kevin’s conclusion:
“In some parts of the church, every hint of patriotism makes you a jingoistic idolater. You are allowed to love every country except your own. But in other parts of the church, true religion blends too comfortably into civil religion. You are allowed to worship in our services as long as you love America as much as we do. I don’t claim to have arrived at the golden mean, but I imagine many churches could stand to think more carefully about their theology of God and country. Churches should be glad to have their members celebrate Memorial Day with gusto this Monday. We should be less sanguine about celebrating it with pomp and circumstance on Sunday.”
Face That Screamed War’s Pain Looks Back | New York Times
Samar Hassan was 5 years old when her parents were killed by U.S. soldiers.
Now 12, she just recently saw the photo that shared her horror.
Read the NYT article.
In another tragic turn, Chris Hondras, the combat photographer who took that traumatic photo, was killed in Libya on April 20th.