tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post3225017713648919449..comments2023-10-31T15:05:38.695+00:00Comments on The Rev and a Dog: Love your enemies ...Rev Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04818750430767088596noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-82604710751417040562012-12-12T03:35:28.754+00:002012-12-12T03:35:28.754+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-72412716303205938912011-05-03T16:54:25.220+01:002011-05-03T16:54:25.220+01:00Hi Valerie ... thanks ... I was doing it in an awf...Hi Valerie ... thanks ... I was doing it in an awful rush and had a feeling it wasn't the right place but didn't have time to check!!!! appreciate that and willl check out your blog later ... but am just passing right now!!! ....Rev Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818750430767088596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-38334626897256738742011-05-03T15:46:10.820+01:002011-05-03T15:46:10.820+01:00@Reverend (and adorable dog!), I think you meant t...@Reverend (and adorable dog!), I think you meant this for TJ (hi TJ!) & must have traced him to my blog (irreverant - apologies) blog: <br /><br />"Hope I'm in the right place ... the corrected quotation from MLK is now on my blog ... with source. Thanks for your comment.<br />http://therevandadog.blogspot.com/"<br /><br />Valerie from http://valunboxed.blogspot.comVal https://www.blogger.com/profile/17756024122711114873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-76030617449970467642011-05-03T10:04:39.079+01:002011-05-03T10:04:39.079+01:00Thank you Elizabeth for showing us Christian spiri...Thank you Elizabeth for showing us Christian spirit in the face of shocking triumphalism. God's name has been greatly abused and misused by many causes over the centuries. <br /><br />Jesus came in love, peace and forgiveness.lesleychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980555893638464004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-47157459024915530902011-05-03T03:05:59.469+01:002011-05-03T03:05:59.469+01:00I want to thank you for saying what you said. I ju...I want to thank you for saying what you said. I just happened upon your blog by chance. I was listening to the radio and they recited that there was a woman who posted a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. so I popped the part of it I could remember into Google and found my way here. Many people on my Facebook were celebrating, and all I felt was "another senseless killing"as well as feeling a sense of justice for the victimms of 9/11. I know he did alot of bad things, and not just to the U.S., but I couldn't force myself to celebrate. I do not claim any religion, because I am not sure, but one thing I do know is that you made me feel a whole lot better, so thank you once again.Silvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-50863909775853979132011-05-03T02:12:47.887+01:002011-05-03T02:12:47.887+01:00Ma'am, you don't happen to know where that...Ma'am, you don't happen to know where that quote from Martin Luther King Jr. comes from, do you? Is it from a certain speech or book he wrote? An interview? I am seeing this quote trend up in Google, but no one seems to know when or where he said it.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527189146444057789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-54192425445468524392011-05-03T01:42:29.873+01:002011-05-03T01:42:29.873+01:00The Vatican statement was very appropriate, as wel...The Vatican statement was very appropriate, as well as that of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I and many people I know - Christian, Muslim and nothing in particular - do not celebrate Bin Laden's death but mourn the life of an evil man. <br /><br />Emotions are running high where the terrorist attacks hit: NYC and here in Washington, D.C. No one survived Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania so there is only silence there. Please consider the possibility that for a great many, though not all, this not a celebration of Bin Laden's death but an expression of relief and closure that he himself can do no more harm. <br /><br />I myself think of Chris Newton, a young father from our church who died on the plane that flew into the Pentagon. I think of my friend Diane who escaped from halfway up the second tower and went to 70 memorial services in the months following 9/11; and for months afterward as she commuted into the city, she saw the smoke rising from the Twin Towers although they were long gone. I think of attending the funeral of Francis Obaji (nephew of one of our church families, from Liberia) at Arlington National Cemetery, who enlisted in the army as soon as he could because he was proud to serve his country and was killed in action in 2005 at the age of 21.<br /><br />I suppose it is easier for those closer to the situation to give some allowances to those whose emotions at this sobering news are very overwhelming.Kelly Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014737417348480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-7674599889791304032011-05-03T01:10:30.517+01:002011-05-03T01:10:30.517+01:00Thank you! This MLK quote was exactly what I neede...Thank you! This MLK quote was exactly what I needed to hear to express my feelings. I, too, found your blog by googling that quote.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364787406602656916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-36773276355301080592011-05-03T00:27:28.281+01:002011-05-03T00:27:28.281+01:00amazing! I feel terrible for those who lost their ...amazing! I feel terrible for those who lost their lives to 9/11 as well as the many others who were abused/ killed because of osama. Yet, to say that his death is justified just seems so wrong to me. <br />As the saying goes-- an eye for an eye will make the whole word blind **...https://www.blogger.com/profile/08223441583526642393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-24312626230107285962011-05-03T00:27:00.191+01:002011-05-03T00:27:00.191+01:00This comment has been removed by the author....https://www.blogger.com/profile/08223441583526642393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-25413794528248683342011-05-02T23:44:29.971+01:002011-05-02T23:44:29.971+01:00I too am not a Christian yet stumbled upon your bl...I too am not a Christian yet stumbled upon your blog after googling that very MLK quote. My social networks are bombarded with grotesque "celebrating" and it makes my heart sad to see the revelry. Your blog post made my heart a little lighter, thank you. Peace be with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-10095859659340115112011-05-02T23:23:36.896+01:002011-05-02T23:23:36.896+01:00Thanks "Anonymous"!!!Thanks "Anonymous"!!!Rev Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818750430767088596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-62399309081140516062011-05-02T23:14:32.515+01:002011-05-02T23:14:32.515+01:00I am not a Christian, but I thank you immensely fo...I am not a Christian, but I thank you immensely for posting this as it thoroughly articulates the peculiar sense of sadness and rejoicing over death that I have been feeling all day. Thank you for your thoughtfullness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-48261497120524547442011-05-02T23:08:13.312+01:002011-05-02T23:08:13.312+01:00Another page to read here: http://www.americamagaz...Another page to read here: http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=4174<br /><br />Thanks Caroline.Rev Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818750430767088596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398958122484864863.post-47932542209597143942011-05-02T23:04:08.922+01:002011-05-02T23:04:08.922+01:00Thank you for putting words to my feelings...uneas...Thank you for putting words to my feelings...unease. Perfect. I just don't know what to make of this whole situation. Once upon a time, Osama bin Laden was an innoncent baby with a Mom who rocked him to sleep at night. Thank you for the quote!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com