A Biblical Response to Genocide
Cynthia Rylant once said, “But those with an evil heart seem to have a talent for destroying anything beautiful which is about to bloom” (“Cynthia Rylant Quotes”). If evil is found relating to deeds that destroy things that are perfectly made, and things that are about to bloom beautifully as this quote suggests, than genocide truly is the embodiment of evil. One global way to respond to genocide is to begin to educate others about what genocide truly is, and the historical background of it, as well as the biblical background.
Genocide is a big word; therefore, understanding it takes learning the physical and political aspects of it, as well as the moral aspects. According to the dictionary, genocide is the …show more content…
The Armenian genocide happened during World War I, and can fall under the shadow of other events, such as the Holocaust. Although overshadowed, it is still an instance of genocide that should be acknowledged in curriculum. The people killed in this particular genocide were Eastern Armenians, and over half of their minority was exterminated. Over a million Armenians were killed because of their religion, which was Christianity, and those remaining were unfairly forced into exile. The person that was in charge of the nation at this time was Sultan Abdul-Hamid II, and he was also the person that originally exploited the Armenians in Constantinople. By the end of this horrible time, eyewitnesses stepped forward and told about the many horrors they saw. All in all, the 1.2 million people were exterminated during the deportations, or in the camps (“Armenian Genocide”). The worst part of this, however, was that it became legal. The lengths people will go to to hurt others for seemingly no reason is …show more content…
First of all, he is the creator of all things that have existed, exist, and will exist at anytime. Building off of that statement, evil exists. Therefore, God is the creator of evil, and by giving us the skills to determine that fact, he is, in a way, taking responsibility for creating not evil straight up, but he created the possibility of evil (“What is the definition of evil?”). God did create evil, because he made us humans, and we have human nature rather than God’s will in mind, which proves to be an evil thing. Even though God did not create evil in and of itself, he just created the possibility of it, he still takes responsibility for it by sending solutions. Sometimes we do not recognize it though. In all instances where events are misinterpreted as genocide, God fully took responsibility for these events. He did that by giving the Canaanites an ultimatum for exactly what would happen when they sinned. When they continued to ignore God, he followed through with exactly what he said he would do, which was killing them off to prevent them from doing something like that ever again. God took responsibility by not sitting back and watching it happen, but taking action. In this day and age, in a way, we should be more like God. When we see bad things happening, instead doing the same thing over and over
Cynthia Rylant once said, “But those with an evil heart seem to have a talent for destroying anything beautiful which is about to bloom” (“Cynthia Rylant Quotes”). If evil is found relating to deeds that destroy things that are perfectly made, and things that are about to bloom beautifully as this quote suggests, than genocide truly is the embodiment of evil. One global way to respond to genocide is to begin to educate others about what genocide truly is, and the historical background of it, as well as the biblical background.
Genocide is a big word; therefore, understanding it takes learning the physical and political aspects of it, as well as the moral aspects. According to the dictionary, genocide is the …show more content…
The Armenian genocide happened during World War I, and can fall under the shadow of other events, such as the Holocaust. Although overshadowed, it is still an instance of genocide that should be acknowledged in curriculum. The people killed in this particular genocide were Eastern Armenians, and over half of their minority was exterminated. Over a million Armenians were killed because of their religion, which was Christianity, and those remaining were unfairly forced into exile. The person that was in charge of the nation at this time was Sultan Abdul-Hamid II, and he was also the person that originally exploited the Armenians in Constantinople. By the end of this horrible time, eyewitnesses stepped forward and told about the many horrors they saw. All in all, the 1.2 million people were exterminated during the deportations, or in the camps (“Armenian Genocide”). The worst part of this, however, was that it became legal. The lengths people will go to to hurt others for seemingly no reason is …show more content…
First of all, he is the creator of all things that have existed, exist, and will exist at anytime. Building off of that statement, evil exists. Therefore, God is the creator of evil, and by giving us the skills to determine that fact, he is, in a way, taking responsibility for creating not evil straight up, but he created the possibility of evil (“What is the definition of evil?”). God did create evil, because he made us humans, and we have human nature rather than God’s will in mind, which proves to be an evil thing. Even though God did not create evil in and of itself, he just created the possibility of it, he still takes responsibility for it by sending solutions. Sometimes we do not recognize it though. In all instances where events are misinterpreted as genocide, God fully took responsibility for these events. He did that by giving the Canaanites an ultimatum for exactly what would happen when they sinned. When they continued to ignore God, he followed through with exactly what he said he would do, which was killing them off to prevent them from doing something like that ever again. God took responsibility by not sitting back and watching it happen, but taking action. In this day and age, in a way, we should be more like God. When we see bad things happening, instead doing the same thing over and over