A map displaying countries that have or are experiencing genocides. Photo: Alex Pickering
I see this sentiment expressed more and more consistently as Americans settle into a Trump presidency. People say that God is in charge and so they don’t need to worry. That say that God will use a Trump presidency for good. They suggest that a Trump presidency is a part of the His plan.
My guess is that they say these things, and then they absolve themselves of any responsibility to be proactive, to advocate for themselves or others, or absolve themselves from any accountability at all for what happens to our society.
So, I have a few questions.
Haitians living in the Dominican Republic and Rafael Trujillo?
The Armenians and the Ottoman Empire?
Serbs, Jews, and Romanis and the Ustaše?
The Tutsi and Theoneste Bagosora/The Presidential Guard?
Non-Arabs in Darfur and Bashir?
Syrians and Assad? (And Putin, for that matter.)
Rohingya Muslims and the Myanmar Government?
This is a pretty long list, and I have barely covered a fraction of the atrocities caused by frightening leaders of state the world over.
God does not keep bad leaders from doing bad things. We know this.
You do not get to sit back and say everything will be fine because God is in charge.
My guess is that when we get to the pearly gates and ask God why these bad things happened, She will answer, “Because you did not stop it.”
wonderfully written and you hit on some points that will make us think next time we say something to justify why we want to just sit back and enjoy the view. You are right, God is in charge but He also created man in His own image which means that while we are still living here we can be used by Him to have His will done.
She! I love it
i am having difficulty getting people read this on facebook. If you publish your articles, and they need to be read, in a way where more show so they dont have to hit a link to open them we can have more needed conversation.