How Do I React to This?
Posted by Cory Tucholski on August 27, 2006
Church Hires Convicted Sex Offenders
How, exactly, am I supposed to react to this news item?
On one hand, as Christians we should be all about second chances. We should be willing to help and pray for these people. Why shouldn’t we open our lives and our churches, even to pedophiles?
But, the part of me that has studied criminal behavior knows that this is the one class of offender that never stops. Pedophiles will offend again as soon as they get the chance; no amount of prayer, group therapy, or electroshock aversion will stop that.
This is one of those situations where we must be thankful that we have the grace of God. He will forgive us. Faced with that situation, we must follow the leading of the Lord after much prayer and mediation. For “[a]nything that is not done in faith is sin” (Rom 14:23).
For all the negativity that I usually post on this blog, I heard this story on my way into church this morning, and God laid it on my heart that I should look at the positive work His people do:
TiVo Gets NAE Seal of Approval
I’m not so much opposed to the crap that passes for television these days as I am apalled by it. I am not entertained in the least by reality shows, that (unfortunately) make up 60% of television. That said, it is difficult for me to find shows that I can actually watch.
Almost none of it is suitable for children.
This is why I am happy that someone is doing something about that. With all the technology we have access to these days, someone should find a way to utilize it to block all of the incoming garbage rather than facilitate the entry of said garbage into our households.
