Minneapolis: Deciding Who is the "Victim" is Always in Play



All of us who follow the news is upset with the killing of a woman in Minneapolis. From what we can all see on the screen, it looks like the woman who was killed by an ICE goon was the victim. President Trump, VP and thousands of others are claiming it was the ICE agent with the gun who was, or was about to be, the "victim." While reading this link  I was reminded that all arguments in religion and politics are about who is the victim. 

President Trump often talks of the criticize he receives, telling us he is the victim. The link is an essay by a preacher who wants readers to learn the evil social gospel, the doctrine of most liberal Christians, which focuses on Jesus' view the poor are victims, is incorrect. There is only one victim, the link preacher claims. That is Jesus who, as atheists joke, had a bad weekend being killed and all but came out OK. Shame on anyone, he writes, who thinks there is some victim in the entire course of history other than Jesus. 

As I understand the legal process, there is at this moment a lot of jockeying to determine what evidence can be admitted to the inevitable legal process that lies ahead. The Department of Justice is trying to prevent any other agency, such as the State of Minnesota, to be an official source of data collection. Instead, Justice wants only evidence presented which puts the official who shot the woman as the potential victim. 

To some Christians, Satan is so skillful they themselves are his victims. That Christians have billions of dollars and control the strings of government but Satan has none of this is not noticed.

In the case of Minneapolis, it seems to me the Trump Administration has an uphill climb to claim the lady without a gun made the MAGA guy into a victim.

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