Greg Jenks — a Jesus Seminar Fellow who brought John Shelby Spong to the little city of Toowoomba where I once lived and worked (and met Spong) — has posted the following on Facebook: (I think it’s a form notice, but no matter. . . .)
Burma may turn into the next Rwanda unless we raise our voices and stop the racist attacks right now — will you join me?
Sign here:
— https://secure.avaaz.org/en/we_said_never_again_c/?duWtKdb
Let’s also protest against those who are using the violence there to score points in their shallow anti-religion crusade:
- Why Evolution Is True — So Much for Peaceful Buddhists
- Skeptic Forum — So Much for Peaceful Buddhists
To blame the killing on “religion” is simplistic and hides a far deeper and more complex problem. There are ethnic differences; local jobs are thought to be at stake; cultural differences are sharp and offensive to some; there is a new nationalist sentiment beginning to blossom in Burma; religious difference is easily identified for hostile targeting and becomes the scapegoat. Continue reading “Can we help Burma? Another Rwanda Looming?”