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Ethiopian martyrs ignored while Christians war online
The speaker draws a sharp contrast between the killing of nearly one hundred Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia over less than three weeks, which has drawn almost no global attention, and the fierce online debates among American Christians. In those debates, narratives warn of a Muslim takeover and urge armed readiness, while Orthodox, Catholics, and Protestants attack one another over who is right, who is closer to God, and who will be saved.
The speaker asks what would happen if today were the day of judgment. Christ, he recalls, will ask whether we fed the hungry, gave drink to the thirsty, welcomed strangers, visited the sick and those in prison, not whether we won arguments. He also cites Christ's warning that not everyone who calls him Lord will enter the kingdom, but only those who do the Father's will.
The challenge is direct: our attention goes to anger, arguments, and readiness for war online instead of to the works Christ commanded. The speaker says he wants to be able to answer, "I tried to love like you," not "I defended you in the comments."
Key moments
- Nearly 100 Orthodox Christians were killed in Ethiopia in less than three weeks, and the world barely noticed.
- Online in America, narratives claim Muslims are taking over the country and many Christians are ready to fight back.
- Christians attack other Christians daily online, Orthodox, Catholics, and Protestants debating who is right, who is closer to God, and who will be saved.
- Everyone is angry and ready for war.
- Christ already told us what he will ask: I was hungry and you gave me food, thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you took me in, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to me.
- Whatever you did to the least of these, you did to Christ.
- Not everyone who says 'Lord, Lord' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of the Father.
- Our attention goes to arguments, anger, and fighting online instead of what Christ actually asked; the speaker wants to say 'I tried to love like you,' not 'I defended you in the comments.'