Amanda's Pietà
>>The very next day a British soldier was hacked to death by two terrorists in the middle of a busy London street. One of the men, holding a knife still dripping with blood, ranted to the gaping crowd that they were avengers acting in the name of Islam.
What will neutralise this hatred? Not more drones or surveillance cameras. It is more likely to be the three “angels of Woolwich”, as the media dubbed them. One, a 48-year-old single mother, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, talked to the terrorists to defuse the situation. And 44-year-old Amanda Donnelly-Martin knelt by the dead soldier, cradled him in her arms and prayed for him while her daughter Gemini stood by. It could have been her own son, she said.
In the days to come, politicians will be talking about how to keep Britain strong. But those calm, brave and caring women hold the secret of how to win the battle of ideas. Amanda’s Pietà is more powerful than the fanaticism of hatred. [Hervorhebung von mir]
The amazing thing is that the politicians are doing their level best to expel Christianity from public life in Britain, when this creed of selfless love is probably the best weapon they have in the battle of wills and ideas.<<
Gefunden auf MercatorNet. Aus einem Editorial von Michael Cook.
What will neutralise this hatred? Not more drones or surveillance cameras. It is more likely to be the three “angels of Woolwich”, as the media dubbed them. One, a 48-year-old single mother, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, talked to the terrorists to defuse the situation. And 44-year-old Amanda Donnelly-Martin knelt by the dead soldier, cradled him in her arms and prayed for him while her daughter Gemini stood by. It could have been her own son, she said.
In the days to come, politicians will be talking about how to keep Britain strong. But those calm, brave and caring women hold the secret of how to win the battle of ideas. Amanda’s Pietà is more powerful than the fanaticism of hatred. [Hervorhebung von mir]
The amazing thing is that the politicians are doing their level best to expel Christianity from public life in Britain, when this creed of selfless love is probably the best weapon they have in the battle of wills and ideas.<<
Gefunden auf MercatorNet. Aus einem Editorial von Michael Cook.
ElsaLaska - 24. Mai, 16:03