As an ordained minister, I usually pursue more spiritual subjects and avoid politics on Sunday; the former leads to an uplifting place filled with light, the latter is a descent into the darkest depths of the Abyss. But sometimes, separating the two is difficult, sometimes, those two paths cross.
That's made clear by Bob Dylan and, with Turn, Turn, Turn, The Byrds, who put Ecclesiastes 3 to song, 3:1 being, "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven." 3:2 follows, "A time to be born, a time to die," and 3:3, "A time to kill, a time to heal." All are manifest in the following...
Last week, in defending itself against murderous terrorists, Israel mistakenly bombed a vehicle in Gaza, killing 7 aid workers. It was a terrible tragedy; twas a time to die, to be sure. Benjamin Netanyahu immediately took responsibility, an open investigation was launched, and those responsible were punished.
The Biden administration, however, was having none of it. Self-righteous anger ensued; stones were immediately cast... threats to withhold aid to Israel followed. Apparently, mired in the depths of hypocrisy, Joe Biden forgot about this...
Whilst retreating from murderous terrorists in Afghanistan, America mistakenly bombed a vehicle in Kabul, killing 10 people filling water bottles, 7 were children. It was a terrible tragedy; twas a time to die, to be sure. Joe Biden immediately denied responsibility, no open investigations were launched, and no one was punished.
A verse that didn't make the cut for Turn, Turn, Turn perfectly describes the preceding, "The hypocrite may look righteous on the outside, but it is a facade." When considering that description in the context of Joe Biden, all I can say is...
Amen!