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Are we Good or Evil?

August 30, 2017 by Scott "Q" Marcus

Since Cain killed his brother, the question has been asked, “Is humankind basically good or basically bad?”

cain and abel

Flipping through the pages of any history book can certainly form a strong argument for the latter. Virtually every civilization on every spec of land on this planet has inflicted pain on “Others,” staining history with names like Hitler, Pol Pot, and Bin Laden.

Heck, get rid of the history books and take a look at modern examples.

I’m not just talking about political forces:

  • A gunman walks into a church in 2015 and shoots nine members of the congregation gathered for a service.
  • In Aurora, Colorado in 2012, 12 people were murdered and 62 injured when a shooter opened fire in a movie theater.
  • The Sandy Hook massacre will forever be remembered for the deaths of 20 children and six elementary school staff members at the hands of a gunman.

Of course, there are more: Columbine, Pulse Nightclub, Fort Hood, just to name a few. Should I list every horrific example in even only the last two decades, I’d fill this page.

“But Scott,” you argue, “These are all examples of deranged, evil, hateful people. They’re not the norm.”

I agree.

So, let’s take a look at examples that don’t involve physical violence.

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Filed Under: Current Events, Inspiration, Newspaper Column, Overcoming Obstacles Tagged With: disaster response, flood, houston, inspiration, natural disaster, quality of life, thankfulness

Pray for Japan

March 12, 2011 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

There but for the grace of God goes each of us.

I live in Northwest California. It’s a glorious place to live but it is  located along one of the most active geologic fault zones in the world. It’s hard not to think about earthquakes here; I’ve been through several. Yet never have I had to experience the horror and carnage of what the people across the Pacific are experiencing. It has really affected me because it could so easily happen here. I collected a series of images from the web that all share my sentiment.

These are not my images and I am sorry I cannot give credit to each as I don’t know from where they came, but I wanted to do something beyond donating money. Below are some places where you can donate. Following that is how to prepare for emergency.

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Filed Under: Asking for help, Current Events, News, Special Tagged With: american red cross, community outreach, convoy of hope, disaster response, earthquake, earthquake preparedness kit, fault zones, geologic fault, globalgiving, glorious place, grace of god, grassroots projects, how to prepare for a disaster, medical assistance team, mercy corps, mercycorps, national association of evangelicals, northwest california, pray for japan, red cross relief, response text, salvation army, world vision

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