Charlie Hebdo - reasons for the attack
At the outset, I will point out that I disapprove of the attack carried out in 2015 on the editorial board of the atheist tabloid Charlie Hebdo, and condemn this form of crackdown on spiritual arrogants. I sympathize with all those killed who were not involved in the creation of this tabloid, and with those who suffer the loss of loved ones. I condemn in the strongest possible terms the murderers and the murdered cartoonists who contributed to these tragic events with their stupid drawings, because if they had not published them and respected other people's religious beliefs, no innocent people would have died. I also condemn those who, in their stupidity and desire for revenge, began to attack Muslims. I also pity those souls who will not be saved.
One could say morally corrupt, because anyone who deliberately makes fun of other people's faith and publishes highly offensive caricatures in which he depicts Jesus in sexual positions with Muhammad is intrinsically corrupt. And it's not just caricatures depicting Jesus that are offensive, they also include any other caricatures that make followers around the world feel highly outraged no matter what religion they follow. Today's world, by its broad definition of freedom, resembles Sodom and Gomorrah.
In the Bible and every other religious source (Quran, Vedas, Sutras, etc.) it is stated that you shall love your God. In the Scriptures we read: Matthew 22.37 "... Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." In ancient Israel, a person who mocked God would be stoned immediately. He would be stoned not only for blasphemy against God, but also for other abominable behavior. One of the many texts that speak of stoning:
Leviticus 24.16 "And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death."
Numbers 15.35-36 " And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses."
Deuteronomy 13.10-11 "And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you."
Deuteronomy 22.22 "If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel."
Examples can be multiplied, the sharpest is in the Book of Ezekiel. Muslims recognize the Books of Moses, thus recognizing the laws given to him. Why did God command such behavior? The Israelites were a chosen people, they were supposed to be different from the pagan nations around them. Living with God gave them a law they were to obey, but it was a legislated law, whoever wanted to could leave the camp, but if he remained in it, he was to respect it. God thus protected the remaining population from moral corruption, which unfortunately occurred anyway.
Should such people be stoned today? No, because they would be stoning the whole world, and they wouldn't understand why, even though this world will perish anyway after 1000 years of darkness and the second coming of Jesus. The law of stoning was necessary for the Israelites because of their constant pursuit of sin, but even it didn't help them, just as it won't help us now. We should also not condemn the Israelites, but exalt ourselves, because as a society we have fallen morally lower than they did in those days.
Extremists are not in short supply, and both on one side and the other. Read for yourself the history of the Jesuits, what kind of purges they carried out among the civilian population, what the oath was like (although it is recognized that it is still in force). Here is an excerpt from the oath:
"I furthermore promise and declare that I will, when opportunity present, make and wage relentless war, secretly or openly, against all heretics, Protestants and Liberals, as I am directed to do, to extirpate and exterminate them from the face of the whole earth; and that I will spare neither age, sex or condition; and that I will hang, waste, boil, flay, strangle and bury alive these infamous heretics, rip up the stomachs and wombs of their women and crush their infants' heads against the walls, in order to annihilate forever their execrable race. That when the same cannot be done openly, I will secretly use the poisoned cup, the strangulating cord, the steel of the poniard or the leaden bullet, regardless of the honor, rank, dignity, or authority of the person or persons, whatever may be their condition in life, either public or private, as I at any time may be directed so to do by any agent of the Pope or Superior of the Brotherhood of the Holy Faith, of the Society of Jesus."
Complaints about Charlie Hebdo
The editors of "Charlie Hebdo" have received many complaints to the courts. However, the courts have taken the position that the drawings are not offensive. No wonder, after all, it is France and the European Union that allows almost anything in the name of religious freedom. Since all possible complaints helped nothing, and the attempt at dialogue with the cartoonists had no effect, what was left for the extremists? To go and politely ask them to stop insulting their god? Others have already tried this and it didn't work.
In the articles you can read that the cartoonists were sent threats, they reckoned that their editorial staff would be attacked. It's a shame that they didn't respect the fact that bystanders could also be killed during an attack. When an extremist sees that legally he cannot prevail, what will he do? He will reach for a weapon. Muhammad was a prophet for them, but appointed by a god, by insulting him you insult their god at the same time. It was the sick Charlie Hebdo drawings that provoked them to such a decision and not another, although this does not excuse them at all and should not give anyone in the future an excuse to kill godless people spreading depravity.
Example: your nude photos have been published in a newspaper. In these photos you have sex with men (women with women). You appeal to the court, but the court rules that your good has not been violated. You repeatedly file lawsuits, but each is rejected. What do you do? As a Christian, you give the case to God and some will apply the principle of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. What will the extremist do? The answer is obvious, he will go and murder the man.
After these events, cartoonists are put in the role of martyrs. Just in the name of what? The freedom to sling mud at religious beliefs? France has already had a black period of godlessness in its history, when those who believed in God were murdered.
Murderers in other cultures are also put up as martyrs. In the name of defending their faith? Instead of love, murder, including of innocent bystanders and killing a wounded police officer, kidnapping and killing hostages is treated as something wonderful. Tragedy! Any normal person would consider this something cruel and condemnable. How can one believe that God will accept into heaven in return for doing something so monstrous. Those who will say that, after all, the Israelites, at God's command, went and slaughtered the nations in the promised land, will find the answer to this question in the article Psalm 137 - Blessed will be one who seizes and dashes your children against the rock. I would only add that in the case of Israel, the entire nation they were about to conquer was demoralized to the core, this does not apply to France, so the attack of the murderers should not be compared to those distant times.
Above I pointed out the reasons why the editorial was attacked, but again I point out that any such act of mindless attack should be condemned. The Israelites were guided directly by God, they had prophets through whom He spoke. In today's broken times, we don't have that. The administration of justice belongs to God, not to us, the Bible clearly tells you to desist from revenge and entrust the matter to God. I point out that the administration of justice by God is not the same as passing judgment in a court of law, because such positions also existed in Israel, and society to function should have impartial judges.
Can anything be done in the name of freedom?
France, which in the name of freedom allows such bestial drawings, puts itself in the role of a spiritual ignoramus. Freedom is not equivalent to being allowed to do everything. Freedom is when your freedom does not interfere with others. Is it allowed to ridicule other religions in the name of freedom? A non-believer may have a problem with this, but tell yourself: if nude photos of your parents were published in a newspaper, wouldn't you be outraged? Probably yes. In the same way, a true believer has the right to be outraged that their beloved god is being so demeaned. For a true believer, the god is more important than himself.
Was there freedom in heaven
Yes, but not as we understand it today. There is freedom in heaven, but based on love, and there is no such on earth. If one could do anything in heaven, Satan would not be cast down from there. Only freedom that is based on love and has no sin in it is the true freedom that prevails in heaven. Christians were given the Decalogue - God's 10 commandments. For what purpose? To take away their freedom, or so that they could live closer to the freedom of love through the given law?
France
France fears a wave of terror. The question is, who let them all into Europe? The answer is trivial. Colonization countries including beautiful France, where soon Christianity will not be a majority. Today, the country is reaping the harvest of its barbaric colonial tendencies, where they murdered and looted whatever they could. After all, not so long ago, in the 20th century. Algeria as well as other conquered countries had to fight for their independence against their former oppressor, and it is mainly from there that followers of other religions in the countries of today's Europe come.
No Je suis Charlie - I am not Charlie Hebdo, and I can't imagine a true believing Christian identifying with a godless cartoon in such an offensive way.
