What's Missing?
That has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9 This week's violent attacks on American embassies do not make sense to me. I know its easy to dismiss this violence as simply out-of-control religious fanatics who are lead by zealous militants who despise the United States. Yet, there is something missing. It does not make sense. Allow me to postulate a couple of things that I think will give clarity to this mess: 1. Muslims, like other peoples of the world, are intelligent people who desire significance, security, and acceptance. In this manner, we are all alike. 2. All faiths that are exclusive, by nature, are an offense to the world around them. In Christianity, this is openly acknowledged (I Corinthians 1:18-2:16 for instance). Muslims readily understand that they are misunderstood and that a majority of the world is not Muslim. While they may be offended, this offense is hardly new. 3.