I remembered this song, because Ive been thinking about Tom Fox.
Who killed Tom Fox? Why and whats the reason for?
Tom Fox was a 54-year-old Virginia Quaker whose body was found in Iraq on Friday, March 10th. Tom died from gunshot wounds to his head and chest. His hands had been tied and there were cuts on his body and bruises on his head.
Who killed Tom Fox? Why and whats the reason for?
As a Quaker, I take Tom Foxs death personally. Even though I didnt know Tom, I have friends who did. Quakers are a relatively small group in the US, roughly 100,000, and there are few degrees of separation between us.
Who killed Tom Fox? Why and whats the reason for?
For those of you who are not Quakers this may seem like craziness. But, within the history of The Society of Friendsthe formal name for Quakersits totally consistent. Since our beginning, in 1651, Quakers have had two characteristics that frequently get us in trouble: we believe that if you call yourself a Christian you should follow the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. And, we believe that God speaks directly to believers.
Quakers note that Jesus was a pacifist. So we all try, in our own way, to be pacifists. Actually, all Christians used to be pacifists, but this changed in 313 AD when the bureaucracy of the Christian church reached an accommodation with the Roman Emperor Constantine: only priests had to be pacifists and only Christians could be in the Roman army.
Quakers also believe that Jesus taught that God speaks directly to individuals, sometimes calls them to take individual action. Thats what Tom Fox believed; thats why he was in Iraq.
Who killed Tom Fox? Why and whats the reason for?
Toms Iraq blog is his sad and informative legacy. His last entry was written the day before he was abducted. Why are we here?
"If I understand the message of God, his response to that question is that we are to take part in the creation of the Peaceable Realm of God As I survey the landscape here in Iraq, dehumanization seems to be the operative means of relating to each other We are here to root out all aspects of dehumanization that exists within us. We are here to stand with those being dehumanized by oppressors and stand firm against that dehumanization. We are here to stop people, including ourselves, from dehumanizing any of God's children, no matter how much they dehumanize their own souls.
Tom told his friends that if he was captured or killed they should not take revenge on those responsible.
Who killed Tom Fox? Why and whats the reason for?
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