Why do feminists not speak out against the Islamic
abuses of women? Why do those Jewish people who pledge themselves to "never
again" not speak out against the present holocausts of Islam against Jews and
non-Jews alike? Why do gays not cry out against the treatment of gays in Muslim
nations or even in Orlando?
I think that the answer is simple - spiritual
blindness. But from where does such blindness come? From our unwillingness to
see:
- Those who forsake the law [of God] praise the wicked, but those who keep the law [the Word] strive against them. Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.(Proverbs 28:4-5; ESV)
Do they not really understand justice? It seems
evident. Rapes are being dismissed because, "that's just part of their culture"
or "they are not responsible" or because "justice is just relative - a
social/cultural creation."
Why is this happening? Scripture informs us that when
we reject the God of the Bible, we also reject rationality and wisdom. When
reject Him, we also reject anything that reminds us of Him:
- Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. (Ephesians 4:17-19)
When we harden ourselves against God, we also harden
ourselves against the things of God - like wisdom and justice - and become
callous. When this calcification comes, resistance against evil is numbed and
what had before looked like evil now looks acceptable and tempting. And when we
ourselves are entrenched in greed and adultery, we can no longer point the
finger at others, just at those who demand justice.
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