From Colin

Perhaps, read this from a non-Christian, former social work colleague of mine:

"As for the continuing slaughter in Gaza & The West Bank, I can't see any prospect of an immediate end to it, as illustrated by the deliberate sabotage of ceasefire negotiations usually by Netanyahu whilst the God-fearing continue to look the other way.

"The depressing thing is that it doesn't have to be this way. If we all lived by the fundamental principles of most major religions & basic common decency & respect we, the planet & all its creatures would be in a much better place. Sadly, we are too readily influenced & manipulated by political & religious leaders to do their bidding in the pursuit of their own aggrandisement & self-interest. In doing so we betray the very principles for which we claim to uphold.

"This ceasefire is wafer thin & with so many who favour ongoing hostilities, sabotage is a real possibility. Even Trump is pessimistic that it will endure.

"In his Executive Orders, Trump has effectively legalised racism, misogyny, armed private militias (The Proud Boys), violence against law-keepers, willful pollution.

"He boasted about great America's role in ending slavery, seemingly forgetting that it was that country that pioneered it."  SELF: Our American colonies fully engaged with us Brits in pursuing slavery but the English engaged first in piracy under Elizabeth 1 that soon degenerated into slavery as we stole Africans for free labour in our colonies and looted their treasures to further enrich ourselves.  The Bible Belt of the southern USA, remains the heartland of evangelical Christianity.  Contrary to Scripture, the Bible Belt allowed hundreds of thousands of their young men to be slaughtered in the 1860s in their Civil War to ensure slavery and racism and poverty, for mainly the blacks, to continue into the distant future.  Not quite What Jesus Would Do, methinks!

"As a "non-interventionist" in other country's affairs, Trump has now insulted Mexico, Panama, China, England, Wales, Denmark, Germany, France, Greenland, Canada. Yet no criticism of Russia or Israel. Strange times.

"A brilliant sermon delivered by the vicar at the inaugural prayer service leaving Trump & Vance looking like naughty schoolboys. Have a look if you can."

EXTRACT:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNfrbAztlcs