Comments on: Righteous Indignation http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/06/16/righteous-indignation/ Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:50:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jonathan Sarfati http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/06/16/righteous-indignation/comment-page-1/#comment-20764 Jonathan Sarfati Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:32:15 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/06/16/righteous-indignation/#comment-20764 Michael Watts : <blockquote>Opponents of racism should speak against it when it’s practised by black governments, as well as by white ones.</blockquote> Indeed so, otherwise they are not in reality opponents of racism at all. It is actually racist to expect lower standards from black governments than white ones, but so many of our alleged anti-racists do just that. Jonathan Sarfati, Brisbane Michael Watts :

Opponents of racism should speak against it when it’s practised by black governments, as well as by white ones.

Indeed so, otherwise they are not in reality opponents of racism at all. It is actually racist to expect lower standards from black governments than white ones, but so many of our alleged anti-racists do just that.
Jonathan Sarfati, Brisbane

]]> By: Michael Watts http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/06/16/righteous-indignation/comment-page-1/#comment-20704 Michael Watts Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:44:31 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/06/16/righteous-indignation/#comment-20704 Opponents of racism should speak against it when it's practised by black governments, as well as by white ones. Robert Mugabe is a racist, and would have removed long ago by the "international community" if Zimbabwe exported oil. Michael Watts Opponents of racism should speak against it when it’s practised by black governments, as well as by white ones.

Robert Mugabe is a racist, and would have removed long ago by the “international community” if Zimbabwe exported oil.

Michael Watts

]]> By: Matthew Mulvaney http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/06/16/righteous-indignation/comment-page-1/#comment-20672 Matthew Mulvaney Sun, 17 Jun 2007 13:34:33 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/06/16/righteous-indignation/#comment-20672 Thanks again Bill. Righteous indignation is clearly found in scripture. For example in Exodus 32, when Moses finds out about the calf that the Israelites worshipped. Or how about Stephen's speech in Acts 7 where he criticises a stiff-necked people. We are not perfect but when someone is right with God and they have the Holy Spirit in them they can feel God's anger in situations. God gets angry time and time again in the Bible. There are two types of anger, righteous and unrighteous. We need to pray that we can discern the difference between the two. Ezekiel was told by God in Ezekiel 3 that if he didn't warn people when God prompted him to that he would be punished. We need to know when the Holy Spirit is prompting us to speak and not be afraid to speak out when that happens. It is good that some non-Christians are speaking out on issues. It takes away credibility from the idea purported by many atheists that our views are only the views of Christians. Matthew Mulvaney Thanks again Bill.

Righteous indignation is clearly found in scripture. For example in Exodus 32, when Moses finds out about the calf that the Israelites worshipped. Or how about Stephen’s speech in Acts 7 where he criticises a stiff-necked people. We are not perfect but when someone is right with God and they have the Holy Spirit in them they can feel God’s anger in situations. God gets angry time and time again in the Bible. There are two types of anger, righteous and unrighteous. We need to pray that we can discern the difference between the two.

Ezekiel was told by God in Ezekiel 3 that if he didn’t warn people when God prompted him to that he would be punished. We need to know when the Holy Spirit is prompting us to speak and not be afraid to speak out when that happens.

It is good that some non-Christians are speaking out on issues. It takes away credibility from the idea purported by many atheists that our views are only the views of Christians.

Matthew Mulvaney

]]> By: Aurora http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/06/16/righteous-indignation/comment-page-1/#comment-20570 Aurora Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:04:27 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/06/16/righteous-indignation/#comment-20570 Bill, I read something (and posted on it) in the last week or two which discusses the brain wiring of a Conservative vs. that of a non-Conservative. It talked about how the part of the brain which controls morality in a Conservative was far more complex and broken down into sub-compartments which (presumably) enable the person to perceive things (such as subjecting society to a socialist dictatorship or abortion) differently to the way others would see it. Apparently the morality center of a typical non-Conservative is broken down into two areas: harm and fairness. Some people, as you say, are particularly attuned to what is morally sound and can't be silent about that. I would agree with your assessment of Andrew Bolt. (I thought he was a Christian by the way). Another person I'm thinking of, one of the strongest fighters for Christianity and yet who describes himself as an agnostic, is Jon Jay Ray (prolific blogger around the international blogosphere). I know of lots of others. Thank God there are fighters like these out there. Though not Christians now, I believe that many of them are marked and could convert and become the Christian 'special service agents' as things continue to heat up in the future. Fighters like these despise the erosion of rights and freedoms and don't submit easily. Dee Graf Bill, I read something (and posted on it) in the last week or two which discusses the brain wiring of a Conservative vs. that of a non-Conservative. It talked about how the part of the brain which controls morality in a Conservative was far more complex and broken down into sub-compartments which (presumably) enable the person to perceive things (such as subjecting society to a socialist dictatorship or abortion) differently to the way others would see it. Apparently the morality center of a typical non-Conservative is broken down into two areas: harm and fairness.
Some people, as you say, are particularly attuned to what is morally sound and can’t be silent about that. I would agree with your assessment of Andrew Bolt. (I thought he was a Christian by the way). Another person I’m thinking of, one of the strongest fighters for Christianity and yet who describes himself as an agnostic, is Jon Jay Ray (prolific blogger around the international blogosphere). I know of lots of others. Thank God there are fighters like these out there. Though not Christians now, I believe that many of them are marked and could convert and become the Christian ‘special service agents’ as things continue to heat up in the future. Fighters like these despise the erosion of rights and freedoms and don’t submit easily.
Dee Graf

]]> By: david Skinner http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/06/16/righteous-indignation/comment-page-1/#comment-20565 david Skinner Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:52:44 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/06/16/righteous-indignation/#comment-20565 Dear Bill, This is my stop; I get off here. It has been been great to have been able to contribute and share with you. May I leave you with another non-Christian writer's perceptions of an upside down world. http://www.melaniephillips.com/articles-new/?p=516 God Bless, David Skinner, UK Dear Bill, This is my stop; I get off here. It has been been great to have been able to contribute and share with you. May I leave you with another non-Christian writer’s perceptions of an upside down world. www.melaniephillips.com/articles-new/?p=516
God Bless, David Skinner, UK

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