A country with active gulags is lecturing Israel on human rights abuses:
The son of Salam Rabaa, the Palestinian owner of Rabaa restaurant, gestures with his right hand imitating a poster of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the gate of the venue premises in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip on December 17, 2017. The sign at the entrance of the restaurant reads in Arabic: “Special discounts reaching up to 80 percent for Korean patrons, in appraisal of the role of the Korean leader towards our Palestinian cause.” MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images
North Korea has condemned the U.S. and its alliance with Israel, which continued to experience deadly clashes between security forces and Palestinian protestors.
On Friday, the official Korean Central News Agency called the U.S. out for repeatedly defending Israel from criticism at the United Nations Human Rights Council, which U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley once called “a haven for dictators” and has threatened to pull the U.S. out of. Palestinians have threatened to lodge a complaint with the international body over rising casualties as Israeli forces reportedly opened fire on Palestinian demonstrators near the Gaza border, where dozens have been killed and thousands injured since violent protests erupted over Israel’s historic and ongoing seizure of land.
“Israel’s wild act of destroying Mid-east peace and mercilessly killing Palestinians is a hideous crime that deserves denunciations thousands of times,” the state-run agency said of a commentary by North Korean Cabinet paper Minju Joson. [Newsweek]
If the restaurant owner was really serious, wouldn’t he be at the barricades instead of 10,000 miles away virtue-signalling and genuflecting to a kaffir dictator?
He’s a money-grubbing fraud.
Just so you know what I mean, it’s like all the Christians whose life is indistinguishable from the non-christians in their neighborhoods…
——–
Rhetorical discussion, sotto voce:
I worry that, if being a Christian became an actual crime, the police might not have enough evidence for me to be arrested, much less to be convicted.
People in all religions pray. Going to church is not necessarily different than going to any social club. And the Devil believes Jesus is the son of God. There has to be a lot more.
Am I actually a follower of Jesus? Am I an adopted child of God? How do I show ir? How do I share it?
If I really believed people without that relationship were destined to spend eternity in Hell, how much would I have to hate in order to avoid warning them?
Yes, I know various “techniques”; but how can I really reach people?
J6Junkie
6 years ago
That little kid looks like he’s giving the Nazi salute.
Liz
6 years ago
“Am I actually a follower of Jesus? Am I an adopted child of God? How do I show ir? How do I share it?
If I really believed people without that relationship were destined to spend eternity in Hell, how much would I have to hate in order to avoid warning them?
Yes, I know various “techniques”; but how can I really reach people?”
I think you DO reach people Setnaffa. You’ve impacted me and I only know you online. 🙂
The best way to reach people is to lead by example.
Here’s a “joke” to illustrate:
A man brings his buddy home for dinner after work (unannounced).
His wife screams at him while his friend listens in, “My hair and makeup aren’t done, the house is a mess, the dishes aren’t done, I’m still in my pajamas and I can’t be bothered with cooking tonight! What the hell did you bring him home for?
His response: “Because he’s thinking of getting married….”
The church is the bride of Christ.
A Christian is acting as a witnesses by simply being the type of person others want to be. By showing love. It should be noted that love doesn’t mean abandoning judgment and accepting or tolerating all behaviors either. That’s easy, but it isn’t love (and it doesn’t offer an example to emulate). Christians might actively campaign to reach the lost (which someone I read recently noted she’s not sure if we even do that any more – as it seems more like many organize huge events to entertain each other and sell books). But one small act of genuine love is more powerful a witness than all the fluff & churchy looking stuff combined.
Fellowship is important, but doesn’t reach to lost like acts of kindness do.
Hope you’re having a blessed Sunday, Setnaffa. ((hugs)) 🙂
ChickenHead
6 years ago
Liz wins the internets today.
setnaffa
6 years ago
Thank you, Liz;. Those are kind words.
I just want to make sure no one I meet (even online) go without hearing the Gospel at least once. I, like everyone, am a sinner who needs a Savior. And that’s the main thing. We need to keep the main thing the main thing. 🙂
Anyway, I am thankful for GI’s patience and that of the rest of our fellow travelers.
May God bless us all.
Liz
6 years ago
Well said, Setnaffa!
And SQUEEE! I won the daily internetz.
😀
If the restaurant owner was really serious, wouldn’t he be at the barricades instead of 10,000 miles away virtue-signalling and genuflecting to a kaffir dictator?
He’s a money-grubbing fraud.
Just so you know what I mean, it’s like all the Christians whose life is indistinguishable from the non-christians in their neighborhoods…
——–
Rhetorical discussion, sotto voce:
I worry that, if being a Christian became an actual crime, the police might not have enough evidence for me to be arrested, much less to be convicted.
People in all religions pray. Going to church is not necessarily different than going to any social club. And the Devil believes Jesus is the son of God. There has to be a lot more.
Am I actually a follower of Jesus? Am I an adopted child of God? How do I show ir? How do I share it?
If I really believed people without that relationship were destined to spend eternity in Hell, how much would I have to hate in order to avoid warning them?
Yes, I know various “techniques”; but how can I really reach people?
That little kid looks like he’s giving the Nazi salute.
“Am I actually a follower of Jesus? Am I an adopted child of God? How do I show ir? How do I share it?
If I really believed people without that relationship were destined to spend eternity in Hell, how much would I have to hate in order to avoid warning them?
Yes, I know various “techniques”; but how can I really reach people?”
I think you DO reach people Setnaffa. You’ve impacted me and I only know you online. 🙂
The best way to reach people is to lead by example.
Here’s a “joke” to illustrate:
A man brings his buddy home for dinner after work (unannounced).
His wife screams at him while his friend listens in, “My hair and makeup aren’t done, the house is a mess, the dishes aren’t done, I’m still in my pajamas and I can’t be bothered with cooking tonight! What the hell did you bring him home for?
His response: “Because he’s thinking of getting married….”
The church is the bride of Christ.
A Christian is acting as a witnesses by simply being the type of person others want to be. By showing love. It should be noted that love doesn’t mean abandoning judgment and accepting or tolerating all behaviors either. That’s easy, but it isn’t love (and it doesn’t offer an example to emulate). Christians might actively campaign to reach the lost (which someone I read recently noted she’s not sure if we even do that any more – as it seems more like many organize huge events to entertain each other and sell books). But one small act of genuine love is more powerful a witness than all the fluff & churchy looking stuff combined.
Fellowship is important, but doesn’t reach to lost like acts of kindness do.
Hope you’re having a blessed Sunday, Setnaffa. ((hugs)) 🙂
Liz wins the internets today.
Thank you, Liz;. Those are kind words.
I just want to make sure no one I meet (even online) go without hearing the Gospel at least once. I, like everyone, am a sinner who needs a Savior. And that’s the main thing. We need to keep the main thing the main thing. 🙂
Anyway, I am thankful for GI’s patience and that of the rest of our fellow travelers.
May God bless us all.
Well said, Setnaffa!
And SQUEEE! I won the daily internetz.
😀