Pastor John, in episode number 468, you talked briefly about ISIS and the terrorism in

the Middle East.

On this subject, it raises the question for us over whether or not Christian adults should

watch the gruesome ISIS be heading videos online or even look at the gruesome pictures

of ISIS evil.

Should we or not, how do you think through this question?

It seems to me, Tony, that there are reasons why it might serve a person to watch such

a thing and there are reasons why it might not.

And maybe what would be helpful is if I mention a few of those reasons and people then

can decide which group they're in, will it serve them or will it not serve them?

Will they help them love people and love God to watch this or will it not?

And of course, that does imply, I don't think there's anything intrinsically wrong with

seeing this horror.

I don't think seeing horror is necessarily sharing in the sin of the horror.

So first, why or how might it be helpful to see it?

And I'll start with a personal example.

In June of 2004, I went back to check this.

Paul Johnson, an American helicopter mechanic in Saudi Arabia was kidnapped by Al-Qaeda.

And they threatened to kill him if prisoners weren't released.

And of course, the prisoners were not released.

And they killed him.

And they put the video and the pictures of his be heading online.

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