Comments on: Keeping US “Innocent” http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2007/04/03/keeping-us-innocent/ Walking the Talk in Philadelphia: A Ministry of the Christian Association at the University of Pennsylvania Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:28:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Jeff http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2007/04/03/keeping-us-innocent/#comment-1374 Jeff Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:50:13 +0000 http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2007/04/03/keeping-us-innocent/#comment-1374 nemoforone-- their own kind? My kind too, then. nemoforone– their own kind? My kind too, then.

]]> By: Deb Dunbar http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2007/04/03/keeping-us-innocent/#comment-1373 Deb Dunbar Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:40:37 +0000 http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2007/04/03/keeping-us-innocent/#comment-1373 I think this is one legitimate way of looking at this. I don't mean to defend the publications you mention, but I do think that we all need downtime in our physical, intellectual, spiritual lives. Could it be that we become numb to the horrors of war when we read about it daily? Could it be that a break from the painful news allows us to more fully respond and comprehend at another sitting? I attended the funeral of a Jewish family member on Monday morning, the eve of Passover. The rabbi spent a good deal of time explaining Jewish law to the mourners, and their obligation to move from a time of intense grief to a time of celebration, all in the same day. I was stunned by what seemed a callous interpretation of Jewish law, and a neglect of the reality of this family's loss. I talked with a dear Jewish friend at seder last night about my sadness for the family, and the brevity of their shiva ritual. She explained to me that even in the face of sadness and loss, we stop to celebrate the joys and freedoms too- the human heart is full and capable of so much. The sadness is not discounted nor dismissed, but takes it's rightful place beside the celebrations. Could the editors of our mainstream publications be on to something? I think this is one legitimate way of looking at this. I don’t mean to defend the publications you mention, but I do think that we all need downtime in our physical, intellectual, spiritual lives. Could it be that we become numb to the horrors of war when we read about it daily? Could it be that a break from the painful news allows us to more fully respond and comprehend at another sitting?

I attended the funeral of a Jewish family member on Monday morning, the eve of Passover. The rabbi spent a good deal of time explaining Jewish law to the mourners, and their obligation to move from a time of intense grief to a time of celebration, all in the same day. I was stunned by what seemed a callous interpretation of Jewish law, and a neglect of the reality of this family’s loss. I talked with a dear Jewish friend at seder last night about my sadness for the family, and the brevity of their shiva ritual. She explained to me that even in the face of sadness and loss, we stop to celebrate the joys and freedoms too- the human heart is full and capable of so much. The sadness is not discounted nor dismissed, but takes it’s rightful place beside the celebrations.

Could the editors of our mainstream publications be on to something?

]]> By: nemoforone http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2007/04/03/keeping-us-innocent/#comment-1348 nemoforone Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:12:22 +0000 http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2007/04/03/keeping-us-innocent/#comment-1348 What about the possibility of pulling out of Iraq, letting Iran invade and lose resources fighting their own kind, and then come in and mop up the dregs? What about the possibility of pulling out of Iraq, letting Iran invade and lose resources fighting their own kind,
and then come in and mop up the dregs?

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