"Vengeance is mine, says the Lord" is a refrain that crosses the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures (see here, here, and here). Indeed, the Apostle Paul flips the human desire for vengeance on its head when he goes on in his Epistle to the Romans to remark, "to the contrary, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink."
All of this is to observe with sadness a presidential call for revenge. Even overlooking the rhetorical oddity of an incumbent calling for revenge, we can and should regret bringing such a callow tenor to the race for this high office. Some gaffes may have characterized the campaign of Mitt Romney but to the best of my admittedly hazy recollection none of them suggested a personal attitude of vengeance toward the President or members of his party. One can only hope that communal violence will not be a result of these reprehensible remarks.
All of this is to observe with sadness a presidential call for revenge. Even overlooking the rhetorical oddity of an incumbent calling for revenge, we can and should regret bringing such a callow tenor to the race for this high office. Some gaffes may have characterized the campaign of Mitt Romney but to the best of my admittedly hazy recollection none of them suggested a personal attitude of vengeance toward the President or members of his party. One can only hope that communal violence will not be a result of these reprehensible remarks.
If a man will publicly call for revenge 4 days before, what will he say the day before? Isn't there another religion that calls out for revenge? Shouldn't our 'commander in chief' be wise and use some discernment with his words? May God protect this country and in the next week . Mr. President, is an apology forthcoming?
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