Letter from the Editor
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Whenever I find a particular quote, or read one of those sad but awesome stories, they can be so relatable that it seems like the author made it just for you. Can’t you agree? For me and around 3 million others, the Christian Bible is a great source for this type of feeling. The Philippians states, “Not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”(Philippians 2:4). While this verse does speak volumes to me, it’s more inspiration for my older sister, Rebecca. Thinking about it, it only makes sense that a 19-year-old woman who’s going into the Navy as Intelligence would favor a verse about putting others before yourself. I guess that’s the thing about having an entire book that has quotes and stories about good samaritans: it inspires you to act like them and become a better person on the way. Many people say that the Bible is like a gate or a map to Heaven, but for me, it’s much more than that: it’s a reminder that God loves us, it’s a clear instruction on what’s good and bad for you, but, most importantly for me, it’s a way to remember those people and those verses that made them who they are.
Because every good Christian wants to do good things, it would only make sense that they would also want to purge the evil from the world. There have been many times in history where the holy have gone on raids and created discord in their countries. A good friend of mine took one of the most popular cases into account and analyzed it for what it was: a bloodbath. “Catholics participated in witch hunts for a couple thousand years, for they believed that witches were evil beings who got their powers from Satan.” (The Witch Trials, p. 5) Elizabeth Daniels explains the history of a dark time in Christian history, including stoning, a simple yet false explanation for anything bad, and the tragic story of a slave blamed for dead children. Not only does this give us a good story to read, it also lets us look back on how Christians have made widespread mishaps in dealing with a problem concerning the righteous. Which can be a scary, but enlightening journey for those willing to take it.
Every person is responsible for what they have done, and every Christian believes that they are judged at the end of their lives, but we no longer have to do animal sacrifices because the ultimate sacrifice has already been given. “He (Jesus) died on the cross for our sins, and resurrected back to life only 3 days later.” (The Resurrection of Christianity, p. 7) Not only does journalist Juan