There is so much conflict, turmoil and violence in the world today
– in and among individuals,
in and among families,
in society and the different sectors in it,
in and among nations.
The division is even more sharp and pronounced in my Philippines,
which is even made more pronounced
because of the sea of lies and falsehoods that are peddles by almost everyone.
We all long for peace.
Yet, there cannot be peace unless there is justice.
And then, Christ challenges us to work beyond justice
and temper it with compassion and mercy.
This is where it really gets problematic.
People will take advantage if you do that
and then there is even greater injustice.
Christ says: “I know; but do it anyway.”
He did and he ended up on the cross.
Is the cross then an utter folly
or the fullness of love and wisdom?
What do you mean by the sea of lies and falsehood peddled by almost everyone?
Look at this news item: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/11/14/president-trump-has-made-1628-false-or-misleading-claims-over-298-days/?utm_term=.83286ab0c100
One would hope the POTUS would be an exception but he looks like the new normal.
Business and corporations engage in the same falsehoods and misleading information.http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/23/investing/bank-of-america-settlement-ny-attorney-general/index.html
That so many of posts and news items are either misleading or straight-out lies are the false claims that have to be constantly rectified by https://www.snopes.com/
Oh I thought you were talking about the Philippines! Fake news is just as prevalent here as in the US! But not just about everyone is peddling these lies – it is being done mostly by the camp of the present administration!
Yes, what I shared equally applies to the Philippine situation.