Parakalein

I was at a conference of the church and they were debating a resolution re: Calling all religious groups into an honest self appraisal and an commitment to be transformed into the church that God designed.

The Resolution:  "We call all religious groups to comment to not using religious rationalization for any act of aggression against any other religious or secular group".  Among the whereas's presented and debated but not included was the most revealing about where the problem is and where the solution is.

Transparency is the key to transform the aggression of our world into living in peace with all people.

The phrase that was rejected was a call to transparency:  Where we as a Christian Church are calling all religious groups to commit to not use religion as a rationalization we must lead by example and ask forgiveness of other people groups who we have in our time of self serving and justifying rationalization to act with aggression toward any other person or group of person and ourselves commit to step out of the darkness of our own history into the light of inclusive and redemptive compassion toward all and in all.

It made me sad when this was rejected.

It is a willingness to acknowledge our wrongness in the past that will help those who are in the present engaging in self even God justifying acts of aggression.

While anyone can justify acts of aggression towards others no act of aggression is justified.

Transparency is key.