tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post116637404937988686..comments2024-03-10T10:54:59.776-07:00Comments on Ben Witherington: The Slaughter of the Innocents-- Rwanda RevisitedBen Witheringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1166907415265771532006-12-23T12:56:00.000-08:002006-12-23T12:56:00.000-08:00One of the repeating problems in missions is that ...One of the repeating problems in missions is that a missionary will tend to work with the group that first starts to accept the gospel, often to the exclusion of other ethnic groups in the same area. This then sets the stage for race and ethnicity being tied to belief in Christ. It's true in Africa and it's true in India (caste rather than race).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014124722441378520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1166477196908004172006-12-18T13:26:00.000-08:002006-12-18T13:26:00.000-08:00Thanks Andrew, yes that one is on my hit list to s...Thanks Andrew, yes that one is on my hit list to see. <BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>BenBen Witheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1166475279718993052006-12-18T12:54:00.000-08:002006-12-18T12:54:00.000-08:00On a slightly different note, my wife and I went t...On a slightly different note, my wife and I went to see "Blood Diamond" last night. While it is a little heavy-handed on the moralism at points, it offers a powerful look into the realities of the West African diamond trade. <BR/><BR/>The questions raised in it relate to Western complicity with the horrors of wars in places like Sierra Leone, Cote D'Ivoire, and Liberia. It makes a strong case that systemic sin is inextricably linked with personal sin in situations such as seemingly different as African wars and American consumer habits.Andrew C. Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219444874913518106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1166474743778243152006-12-18T12:45:00.000-08:002006-12-18T12:45:00.000-08:00If you get the chance, I recommend Paul Rusesabagi...If you get the chance, I recommend Paul Rusesabagina's book, <I>An Ordinary Man</I>.rocksalive777https://www.blogger.com/profile/16717588816513443978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1166445478752017292006-12-18T04:37:00.000-08:002006-12-18T04:37:00.000-08:00Haven't heard about that movie. Thanks for the tip...Haven't heard about that movie. Thanks for the tip.<BR/><BR/>BenBen Witheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1166437532035417272006-12-18T02:25:00.000-08:002006-12-18T02:25:00.000-08:00As well as in "Hotel Rwanda", the events in Rwanda...As well as in "Hotel Rwanda", the events in Rwanda were depicted in the movie "Shooting Dogs" in which John Hurt played the part of a Catholic Priest who laid down his life for his parishioners.<BR/><BR/>I don't know whether the film has made it across the pondTerry Hamblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.com