I have no rights to this song. Mr. Bluesky by ELO. I do thank our Lord for supplying house supplies and a place for us to live. I am truly thankful. Enjoy
In Part 2, Fr. McCarthy uses the Nagasaki bombing, where an all Christian bombing crew led by a Catholic commander dropped the atomic bomb on the oldest and largest Catholic community in the orient, using the Nagasaki Cathedral as ground zero, as an example how the church is destroying itself by its acceptance and promotion of violence.
Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy, Catholic priest, author/lecturer, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, former U.S. Marine and a committed advocate of the non-violent path of Jesus provides a powerfully candid discussion of the failings of the Christian church to reject nationalistic violence and follow the commandment to “Love your enemies.” (Parts 1 and 2)
In Part 1, Fr. McCarthy remarks that “In a community of cannibals it is difficult to raise the issue that cannibalism is against the will of God” to example how Christians have developed an acceptance of violence and have rejected Jesus as a consequence. “If we cannot know from the New Testament that Jesus rejected violence, then we can no nothing about his personal message.”
Part II. Vivian and McCarthy engage us in a discussion of the clergy’s responsibility to teach the Gospel principles of justice, mercy and peace. Why is the church not standing up for those in the greatest need? “Where is the church in creating a society that works for the human spirit?How is God going to treat us as ministers when he looks at our ministries that remain silent to the core issues of justice, mercy and peace?” Vivian remarks, “We have the best Christianity that money can buy?” What does McCarthy mean when he compares church today to a Las Vegas prostitute? Tune in!
In Part I, Vivian and McCarthy share their varied experiences and insights about the connections of poverty and violence in our world where one person dies of starvation every 9 seconds, “If you want the most luxurious society in the world then you need to have the greatest military to protect it.”
In both episodes, John Carmody, a neuroscientist and highly decorated Viet Nam era Marine, explains how the young are recruited into the military at an age when the brain centers of higher reasoning, compassion and empathy are still immature, and while the lower brain functions of aggression and violence more developed and is more susceptible to the training to kill without mercy or conscience.
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