Recently, I came across an article by Professor Brown on Ozzie News, and I couldn’t help but think what a load of bulltish!
He reminds me of individuals who attribute all their troubles to God. If God intended to punish us, he wouldn’t require misguided clerics to establish camps for training young men to blow themselves up!
Consider the Black Death; it wiped out fifty percent of the population.
Following the tremendous casualties of World War One, a flu epidemic emerged, resulting in twenty million deaths. Just think about how many have succumbed to AIDS.
No, I don’t believe that God was punishing us, but could he rely on the minority of unfortunate holy men to instigate wars?
Perhaps Professor Brown has overlooked the dedicated men and women who spend their lives serving others by joining religious communities.
Who do you suppose gets called out on frigid winter nights to provide comfort to the lonely and dying? They are the ones who offer solace just by holding hands and listening to final words. Who visits the sick in hospitals when there’s no family around, and who enters prisons to assist without passing judgment? It is these religious men and women who reinforce our faith during challenging times.
They have a calling, a devotion, and a commitment that serves as a reminder of the goodness inherent in humanity.
While we may not all be believers, we can still recognize those genuine individuals who step up to help us when it’s most needed.
Don’t let Brown forget that in Australia, we now have our own saint, with more surely to come in the future.
By Tog
