Is Hasan a Terrorist?

It is interesting to observe that the news media, and even the President, are not calling Hasan a terrorist for his act of murdering 13 and wounding another 28 people at Fort Hood Texas. Are they thinking that by not calling Hasan a terrorist he will not be one? Are they afraid that if they call him a terrorist that we'll be attacked again somewhere else?

Maybe they are tying to soft pedal sin. If they don't call him a terrorist, then they can justify not condemning him to death. By trying him in a Federal Court instead of a milatary tribunal as our laws say should be done, he is likely to get off on some technicality instead of receiving the punishment he would certainly get from the military.

What Would Jesus Do?
Jesus Christ never tried to appease. He called sin what it was and told sinners to repent. Jesus would judge Hasan for the murders of those people. If Jesus saw any spark of redemption, He might have words that would bring Hasan to repentance, but if He saw a man determined to hate God and reject His salvation, He would condemn Hasan just as He did all who rejected Him.

Remember that Jesus stopped a crowd from stoning Him, but later assisted a mob in crucifying Him. Jesus forgave a woman who had been caught in adultery and instructed her to stop her sinning. He also condemned the religious leaders who were opposing Him. He forgave the one thief on the cross, but didn't say anything to change the mind or attitude of the unrepentant thief on the cross.

Jesus reached out to those who were open to the Gospel, but He never forced it on anyone. At the same time, Jesus never went soft on speaking out against sin, but told all of us that we should repent or pay a painful price. Jesus never tried to appease anyone.

The Church today needs to stand up and speak up. The United States government needs to stop denying what happened and stand up against those who do evil and prosecute them according to our Constitution and laws.

God will bless America only as long as America blesses God.