Voices of Salvation/救亡之声/Voces de Salvación/صوت الخلاص/Stimmen der Erlösung/मोक्ष की आवाज

Public Domain, White House Photo Chuck Colson, controversial Water Gate figure and evangelical lightning rod is dead.  He died today of a brain ailment.  It is sad.  For many reasons.  Although he claimed to have converted to Christianity right after he was thrown in jail for his involvement with Richard Nixon, I'm not sure if he truly converted.  A few years before his death, Colson performed two very devious actions that tarnished his conversion---in my opinion.  First, he was one of the five 'evangelical leaders' that sent a letter to George Bush for going to war with Iraq.  In the so called "Land Letter"  he justified the preemptive strike against Iraq where thousands of lives were lost and millions of souls affected.  And second, when ever he spoke about legalizing immigration he always vilified the immigrants.  A true Christian would have never done any of those two things.  Perhaps that is why it took him a long time ...

"The Kiss of Judas" by Gustave Dore, Public Domain Why do Christians celebrate Good Friday? And what are the implications of today? First of all, many people who do not believe in Christ or Christianity have a hard time accepting that God would willingly sacrifice his son to save the world. Jesus Christ was crucified under the charge of blasphemy because he equated himself on par with God. And unfortunately even today, it is the ultra religious zealots that are willing to kill anyone who in their view perform sacriligeous acts. So the world has not changed much since the day of Christ. As a matter of fact it is probably worse. Why so much violence by seemingly pious people? What drives their hate? Or who do they think they get their authority to threatened or kill people who oppose their views? Would God even care about an insignificant human trying to defend Him? Of course not. It does not make sense. Jesus Christ was crucified regardless of what you might have heard or lea...

Anupam Kamal, Feb. 2010. Public Domain It was terrible to hear about the death of Trayvon Martin. A young teenager shot dead for issues that are still been cleared. Nonetheless, there has been a massive uproar. Thousands have don hoodies to protest what they perceive to be a racist death. As terrible as his death has been it is just as alarming that people are very quick to jump into judgement. The media was the number one instigator. As soon as it was revealed that a white man had killed a black teenager who only had Skittles and ice tea, everyone was quick to judge. No one bothered to slow down a bit to assess the situation. As of this writing it is becoming clearer that Treyvon had a sketchy pass. He had been suspended a couple of times from school, his father was living with his girlfriend at the time of his death, and his Twitter account left much to be desired. Where were his parents? The fact that his father had a live in girlfriend says a lot. That is not normal for any youn...

Iran, by Argooya, public domain It is NOT right! Earlier this week the justice system of Iran announced that Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani had been officially sentenced to death in Iran. This is very grave news. This means that he can be executed without notice. He may still be alive right now, but he may also be dead. He has been charged with apostasy for being a Christian. In truth, the Iranian government just wanted an excuse to arrest him and convict him simply because he was the pastor of a church that was 100,000 members strong. Why hasn't the State the Department or the White House spoken more loudly than just writing one paragraph condemning his sentenced? Why is it that Muslims themselves have not come out to speak against this evil? In the past I have spoken to many peace-loving Muslims who would never agreed to this verdict. But I have not heard from them either. The truth of the matter is that the world hates the name of Jesus Christ and His sincere follow...

Kim Jong Il DEAD! The Not So Supreme Former Leader of North Korea Creative Commmons, www.Kremlin.ur Just yesterday I was thinking of North Korea and its tragic history. Even more tragic is the way people are forced to live. Today I found out that the "Elvis of Asia" or Kim Jong Il died at 69. Only God truly knows how many thousands, if not millions of people have died under his dictatorial regime. If regular North Koreans suffered, Christians fared much worse. Thousands of people live in concentration camps, all because they refused to worship or be a part of the Cult of Personality. Kim's mug, as well as the mug of his father are plastered in every building in North Korea. As I thought about this "hermit country", my heart made a longing for its freedom. I prayed to God that one day the North Korean's would be free and join their southern brethren. More importantly I am hoping that once free, all of North Korea will convert to Christianity. How ...

Senator Durbin is Against Religious Freedom It sure seems that way. Illinois Senator Dick Durbin has been holding out on the re-authorization of H.R. 2867. If re- authorized it would once again fund the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a commision which has been instrumental in monitoring religous freedom all over the world. According to published reports Senator Durbin has been holding out because he rather build a Federal prison in his home state that will house terrorists. If the USCIRF ceases to exist all Christians in the world will be wiped out by their enemies. And if Durbin does not support religious freedom the next step will be to eliminate religious freedom in the United States. I have said it once and I will say it again--everyone should have the freedom to believe in any faith of their choosing. The playing field should be equally leveled and let God choose His people. No one should be discriminated or oppressed for what they b...

The Evil of Blasphemy Laws Public Domain, "Ecce Homo", Antonio Cisneri, 1871 Yesterday, it dawned upon me that blasphemy laws are quite evil. Historically speaking many people have been put to death for the charge of blasphemy. Currently, Asia Bibi is in jail for blasphemy. Hundreds of Christians are being slaughtered in countries in Africa and the Middle East because someone charged them as blaspheming the name of God. Actually these grotesque actions show that people are terribly insecure with their own faith. People are incense with hate when simple words offends them. And it is a complete contradiction. I believe that God is all powerful he does not need anyone to defend Him. The idea that one must be killed because she/he had the free will to speak his/or her mind is abhorrently evil. And then again, it dawned upon me that Jesus Christ himself was killed for the same charge!! Wow... I thought. The implications are earth shattering! Our Lord and Savior was kille...