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- 07/30/10
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The Fate of Afghan Women - This article from TIME (this is a shortened version of the print magazine’s cover story) looks at what may be in store for women in Afghanistan after the US and other nations depart.
The Spill: Not As Bad As We Feared? - And while we’re on the subject of TIME, it also has a rather interesting article suggesting that perhaps the BP oil spill is not quite as bad as everyone feared. You know you’ll have to read an article from TIME when it contains the words “[Rush] Limbaugh has a point.”
Jeremy Lin - The Washington Post takes a look at Jeremy Lin, a Harvard grad, the first Asian-American in the league since 1947 and a committed Christian. You can read more about his faith here.
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Comments (8)
Regarding the TIME magazine cover story: This cover is equally tragic and sensational, in that it is intended to grab readers emotionally, which it does. I certainly don’t condone this kind of abuse of women or any human being. However, if this sort of thing was happening before we were there (which it was), and it’s happening now that we are there (which it is), then making the argument that we have to stay to keep women from being abused becomes instantly logically inconsistent. I also hope that TIME will give equal attention to the huge number of civilians maimed and killed by our military. But that is unlikely since it wouldn’t serve the interests of TIME’s master, the federal government.
Marjorie,
The US Military is doing the same thing to women as described in the article? I’d love to see you cite some evidence for such a defamatory claim. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that you have none—likely because, you know, all those newspapers are being run by the government. Right?
As for your comment about the cover being tragic, not merely because of the problems it brings to light, but because it attempts to grab people emotionally—you’re completely wrong. Yes it is obviously intended to grab the emotions, but it’s not being manipulative—unless, you know, this whole story is made up… which you confess it is not.
So if the image is true, why is showing it tragic? All sorts of moral education and instruction involve graphic imagery meant to show people what’s really going on, and rightfully so. We don’t teach about the holocaust only with cold numbers and details, it’s appropriate to show imagery as well as bring to live the stories of those that lived through it.
You might recall the story of Emmett Till, a black boy that was murdered and maimed so badly as to be unrecognizable. His mother bravely demanded to have an open casket so photographs could be taken because she said, “I wanted the world to see what they did to my baby.” These examples are rampant. Your baseless slander of our soldiers, I fear, is on the other hand, lacking. Shame on you.
I believe it was John Adams who said “we are friends of liberty everywhere but guardians only of our own.” The situation women face in many Muslim countries is horrible but is not an excuse for continuing an undeclared (therefore unconstitutional) war half way around the world that does nothing to enhance the safety and security of the United States.
Sure, I see Adam’s point, but I can’t agree. I don’t see why distance would remove one’s obligation for justice. If my neighbor is beating his child in front of me, I should stop him. If he takes the child a few blocks away, my obligation doesn’t change—were I to know about it.
And in the case of women in question, we know about it, so why should we turn our backs, because they are far away?
Proverbs 3:27 says, “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.” This I can agree with.
Robert,
To be fair, I do not think that Marjorie was talking about the US military. I read it as what was happening before is still happening even though we are there.
I am in the US Army and believe his comments were not directed at the military but rather to the situation; which is true. Even though we are present, these kinds of abuses continue to happen.
Mike
As a side note, we do not target civilians intentionally…those we are fighting do. That is the difference.
Mike,
Thank you for your service. I especially appreciate the distinction you made in your ‘side note.’ However, I think if you reread Marjorie, you’ll see that she was claiming just the opposite.
She said, “I also hope that TIME will give equal attention to the huge number of civilians maimed and killed by our military.”
I suppose there is enough wiggle-room in the comment so as to be unclear if the ‘huge numbers’ we’re killing and maiming are intentional or the results of collateral damage, or accidental. I doubt she meant the latter judging by her phraseology, but she’s by all means welcome to correct me.
Just finished reading this through Carolyn McCulley’s site. It is tragic and sad and everything that everyone has said. What is sad, though, is that the comments on the TIME webpage were more compassionate than those here. Yes, we can’t solve all the world’s problems, but as Christians we should have hearts of compassion. What this story did to me was to make me repent of all the trivial things I let bother me…none of which would cause my husband or my government to purposefully maim me. Thank you, Lord, for my salvation that causes me to love others.