The slaughter of children

There are some who subscribe to the Christian faith who will haughtily raise their noses and declare this senseless slaughter of so many children in Newtown, CT as proof that evil is is escalating, and clearly we are in the "end times." But horrific evil doesn't have a monopoly on the 21st century.

To give just one example, biblical and other corroborating historical records document that over two thousand years ago another mad man slaughtered innocent children.

"Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the region thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men." Matthew 2:16.

Herod wasn't a by-product of depersonalized social media, semi-automatic weapons, or violent video games. He had babies slaughtered by knife and sword because he feared a prophecy that foretold of a king who would one day claim his kingdom.

That qualifies him as a wacko, and he's a reminder that there has always been evil--even abhorrent evil.

Those of us who represent truth, self-discipline, compassion, and integrity should not be fearful and isolate ourselves. Instead, we should take a stand against evil. If not us, then who?
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