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David Neff of Christianity Today has written about about the Iraqi church’s refusal to pursue the death penalty for the man who murdered their archbishop. In a land that is torn by ethnic and religious power struggles—a place where memories of past travesties are nurtured for the sake of political advantage—these Christians have responded in a very Christian manner to the Iraqi Central Criminal Court’s death sentence for the Al Qaeda leader who abducted and perhaps killed their archbishop.
Unbelievable images from a wedding photographer who was shooting a wedding when the recent 7.9 earthquake hit China. (via kotkte)
Professor John Stackhouse on “When people do bad things to us.” I believe that God does indeed “work all things together for good” (Rom. 8:28). But that oft-quoted Scripture needs to be understood carefully.
And finally, from the “only in the USA” file, buy a car from this Missouri dealership and get a new handgun for free. Owner Mark Muller said: “We’re just damn glad to live in a free country where you can have a gun if you want to.” It has sold more than 30 cars and trucks in the past three days, an increase which the owners put down to their promotional offer.

David W. Swanson