John wrote:Dear Thomas,
thomasglee wrote:
> Admittedly, I probably should know more than I do about the
> situation in Syria, but it is difficult, considering how much
> misinformation is being put out there by BOTH sides of the issue.
> One thing I do know is that yes, Assad is bad. However, I also
> know that the Christians living in Syria have had to align
> themselves with Assad in a bid to survive. The Obama
> administration is blocking the migration of Christian Syrians to
> the west while promoting the migration of Muslim Syrians to the
> west, which makes me wonder what in the hell is going on. Due to
> this, the Syrian Christians have no choice but to stay in Syria
> and fight and no choice but to fight on the side of Assad. As
> such, I have a hard time rooting for the USA and anti-Assad forces
> in this fight. I guess that means I'm a scumbag in your eyes and
> in the eyes of many in the west.
You've claimed in the past that I've disrespected Christianity -- a
claim that I completely disagree with -- so I wanted to respond to
your statement. And let me start by you saying "I guess that means
I'm a scumbag in your eyes" is actually offensive to me, with the
implication that I would consider that someone who disagrees with me
is a scumbag. However, it's not a big deal, because lots of people
offend me in far worse ways, so it's OK.
But I want to do is challenge your deeply held Christian values. The
following situation is very real, except that I don't know what the
exact numbers are. So the numbers are not exact, but the rest of the
situation I'm describing is real:
Suppose you're the President and you're told that you can kill
al-Assad and if you do, then thousands of Christians will die, but
you'll save the lives of millions of Muslims. What's the moral,
Christian thing to do? Which are more important -- the lives of
thousands of Christians, or the lives of millions of Muslims?
And if you're president, then you have to decide -- kill al-Assad or
not kill al-Assad. Issue your order, Mr. President!