But Christ, too, demands a public confession of our faith, just as the Führer, Adolf Hitler does from his followers." I'll leave you with the words of Brother Franz: "Through His bitter suffering and death, Christ freed us only from eternal death, not from temporal suffering and mortal death. In 2007, he was declared a martyr of the church and beatified as a saint, a hero for all of us who hope to have a church of conscientious objectors to war and all forms of violence, racism, and hatred. Even under pressure by local priests and bishops to conform and serve in the military, Franz refused.Īfter a military trial, he was beheaded on August 9, 1943. He felt deeply that his Christian faith could not permit him to fight in Hitler’s army. Although advised by his parish priest and local bishop that his duty was to serve his country and care for his family, Jägerstätter firmly believed that to participate in the war was to cooperate with evil, and he held that belief as a voice in the wilderness, even after the Nazis put him in jail. In 2007, he was beatified by the Catholic Church, declared a martyr.įranz Jägerstätter was a humble Catholic peasant born to a poor German farm maid in the small town of Radegund, Upper Austria.įranz, a husband and the father of three children, refused to serve in the military when he was drafted by the Nazi regime.
His name is Franz Jägerstätter - he was executed at the age of 36 by the Nazis. So let me conclude by telling the story of another man who died on August 9. August 9th is a good day to repent, and to turn from death to LIFE. What the Ferguson police did to Michael Brown was wrong. What we did to Nagasaki and Hiroshima was wrong.
With 4% of the global population, the United States owns almost half (42%) of the guns. Not only do we have the largest military in the world, but we also have the most guns in the world. Guns claim the lives of about 40,000 people a year, over 100 a day. Since Michael Brown, police have killed nearly 1000 people each year in the US. We also stand alone in the world when it comes to police violence and the proliferation of gun violence. His death is a reminder today, a wakeup call, to the epidemic of violence and racism that plagues our country like cancer. And his body was left in the street for 4 hours. August 9th is also the day Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson. It only takes 100 nuclear bombs to make the world uninhabitable. Cumulatively, the firepower of our nuclear arsenal is equivalent to 50,000 Hiroshima bombs. We have bombs now that are 80 times stronger than the Hiroshima bomb. Of the roughly 15,000 nuclear bombs in the world, about half of them are owned by the US. Over 100,000 died instantly that week, and tens of thousands more in the weeks to follow.Īugust 9th is a good time to remember that the United States has an addiction, and an affliction, of violence. Three days later we dropped the "Fat Man" bomb on Nagasaki, history's largest bomb. The United States dropped the "Little Boy" bomb on Hiroshima on August 6. There is only one nation that has used a nuclear bomb on people. On August 9, 1945, The United States dropped the nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, killing tens of thousands of people.Īugust 9th is a good day to pause and pray for peace.Īugust 9th is a good day to remember that the United States stands alone in the fire and fury we have brought to the world. On August 9, 2014, Mike Brown was killed in Ferguson. In a large bowl, combine the celery, onions, 3 cups crumbled corn bread, eggs, chicken stock, sage and salt and pepper to taste mix well. Place into prepared dish and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the celery, onions, 3 cups crumbled cornbread, eggs, chicken stock, sage, and salt and pepper to taste mix well. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and saute the celery and onion until soft. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare the dry cornbread mix according to package directions. Happy Birthday, Olivia!ĭOES ANYONE HERE STILL ACTUALLY EAT CORNBREAD DRESSING? Happy 63rd birthday to Shaun Cassidy!! What instantly comes to mind when you think of Shaun?ĭame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE was born September 26, 1948.
Happy Heavenly Birthday to absolutely one of the best frontman ever Freddie Mercury! RIP Freddie! T’s always #HotGirlSummer for my husband, Carl 💝 Happy birthday my love! One Direction - Story of My Life (Behind the Scenes) Merry Christmas 2020 and a Happy New Year 2021
0 kommentar(er)
