Genocide. Never Again

Each time an atrocity like this occurs, the world cries out “Never again”.

Throughout the centuries there have been many incidents of genocide. Six million Jews died in Nazi occupied Europe. Two million Cambodians died at the hands of Pol Pot. One million Rwandans were killed by their own countrymen and in only ninety days.

Countless millions died under cruel dictators like Stalin, Mao and others. Sudan, Bosnia and even here in our great land the Native peoples were methodically eliminated. Each time an atrocity like this occurs, the world cries out “Never again”.

These are heart felt sentiments, made by sincere, well-meaning people. Let us not be deceived, the “spirit” of genocide (mass murder) is alive and well in the world. It waits patiently for the right time and circumstance to raise its ugly head and no amount of good intention rhetoric can prevent it.

There is but one solution that can eliminate this “spirit” and it is found in the Bible. Deuteronomy 6:5 says “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, your soul, your mind and your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself”. Only in these words does the call of “Never again” have any true meaning. Not a sermon, just a thought (LS)