Positive criticism is a wonderful thing, but negative criticism has its place. If we are going to be biblical, we must make room for negative criticism. There are times (I would suggest our own) when the people of God need to be told that they are stupid and wicked (Jeremiah 4:22; Gal. 3:1). There are times (again, our own) when the false shepherds that the covenant people have raised up for themselves need to be exposed as stupid (Jer. 10:21). Sometimes they must be exposed for what they really are, say, broods of vipers (Matt. 3:7). There is even room for wishing that those who lead the people astray would emasculate themselves (Gal. 5:12).

We live in a very “nice” day and positive criticism is all the rage, but we as the covenant people do not need positive criticism and neither do our shepherds. We need to hear the truth, which at this stage in the game, ain’t gonna be pretty (biblical and appropriate, but not pretty).

Lastly, we are indeed to honer the God ordained authorities, but we must’nt give undue honor to those who dshonor Christ (in or out of the church). It is at times appropriate to expose them as beasts, wolves, snakes. It is also appropriate to pray that God would “kick in the teeth” or our enemies (Pslam 3:7). The church has many enemies today (within and without). They are certainly for our sanctification, but they need to be exposed for what they are, enemies of Christ. Surely, we must love them (i.e., fulfill the law toward them), but we must also expose them lest (as in our day) the sheep yoke themselves to their Savior’s enemies.

As I read back through some of the major and minor critics in my Bible, I do not see any of them yoking with their apostate leaders in the name of influence or vocal unity. They just kept preaching, and preaching, and preaching, and preaching.

We need more of this, not less.

So, depending on who you ask, the Republicans are guilty of between 1 and 10 “Saddam units” of murder.

But in his case, it was spread out over 30 years!

The BBC and The Independent report that British government scientists “backed the methods” of the estimated 600,000 plus casualties figure given in the Lancet. This information was obtained through a BBC freedom of information request.

So the British government’s own people acknowledge the soundness of the study, but Kool Aid-drinking Republicans don’t. This shows that when you are grips of a theory you immunize yourself from all unwanted facts.

But even if forced to admit their error, I don’t think that the war party faithful care. So what if over half a million Iraqis have died due to the U.S. invasion? We had to strike back for 9-11 or remove the WMD’s or rescue the Iraqis from tyranny or whatever the latest lie to justify the war is.

For most, this is just a number. It is abstract and without any impact on their lives. But to the families who have lost mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, this is more than just a number. Every one of those half a million represent once living human beings who was loved and who is missed.

The hypocrisy of Republican Christians is unbearable. Please don’t pretend to care about aborted infants if you don’t care for those who have been killed with your tacit approval for nothing more than a pack of lies.

M.A.B.

M.A.B.