Things are happening so quickly, that I imagine by the time this is read much will have changed in Libya. I don't want to make light of a very serious situation, but have you seen the video of the Libyan news anchor waving a pistol while broadcasting the news?
We often see hard reporting, but . . .
This female journalist vowed that she was prepared to defind her nation and leader, and was willing to die doing so. The fact is, though, that journalists, politicians, preachers, and just plain folk regularly deal in that which is deadly. Not long after the gun-waving newscaster made her on-air threats the TV station was shut down. Did she make good on her bluster? If she did, the damage, though it might have been deadly, was limited. Her gun only had so many bullets. Her aim and ability to shoot quickly were likewise limited. The force I am speaking of is far more destructive.
" . . . the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell. . . . it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison." (James 3:6-8)
No need to wave a gun. We are already using a weapon far more powerful. Be careful with that thing. Somebody might get hurt.
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