Forgiveness News
A Jewish Hockey Player at History’s Indelible Crossroad
The New York Times. Very few Jewish athletes have played on German teams since World War II.??Read about hockey player, Evan Kaufmann, and his struggle beyond the game as he finds himself an American Jewish athlete transplanted to the country where his grandparents were killed. Forgiveness is a theme that is part of his experience as he and his wife make their adjustments.
When to Grant Forgiveness
Read about a controversy that has developed in what is often called the “political correctness” department that is taking place on national television. At the heart of the controversy, however, is an important lesson about “conditional” or “earned” forgiveness.
TV reporter Lawrence O’Donnell of MSNBC says Asian Actress Lisa Chan “deserves to be forgiven.”
9 Things Forgiveness is Not
Read an excerpt from “Taking Out the Trash,” chapter 5 of the book Real Marriage by Pastor Mark Driscoll.
Northern Ireland Amnesty
From Irish Central: A Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman has called for amnesty for all murders committed during The Troubles (1972-1997). The one caveat is that victims’ families would have to approve the amnesty in individual cases. Read the entire story.
Iranian Forgiveness?
Bloomberg.com: A top Iranian official today warned countries in the Persian Gulf to avoid siding with the U.S. and to refrain from participating in any “plots” against Iran. “The Iranian nation’s forgiveness will not be repeated,” according to parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani, the state-run Tehran Times reported.??IFI note: It is not clear what is meant by the term “forgiveness” in the article. It seems to us that the term refers to military restraint, which is not quite the same as forgiveness.
