The fall got away from me...but I intended to contribute to the conversation about the 10th Anniversary of the attacks of 9/11.
I thought of the Revolution as I passed the town billboard in Wilton, NH in September. There on the placard off of Route 101, it said "Never Forget, Never Forgive. Never!" Of course we cannot forget the attacks of 9/11. I would never claim to speak for anyone who was touched by the tragedy and would never tell them how to feel or think. But the order to "never forgive" is unsettling. I don't know how one does forgive a terrorist who murders their family, but to exhort someone to never forgive--to rule it out as an option--seems un-Christian to me. It seems to be the opposite of what we should strive for.
I am interested in hearing other peoples' opinions about this. One great speech about 9/11 that I invite you to read is Stanley Hauerwas's famous "Pacifist Response to 9/11". I find Hauerwas's argument very convincing and I humbly borrow his argument when asked for my opinion about 9/11. Read it. Here is the link:
Hauerwas: September 11, 2001: A Pacifist Response
Let me know what you think...
