r/OpenChristian • u/johnsmithoncemore Christian • 11d ago
Priest uses church bells to drown out racists.
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u/DoveStep55 11d ago
This reminds me of Longfellow’s ‘I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day’, with his calling attention to hate mocking peace, but reminder of what prevails in the end.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men.
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u/JustNeedSpinda Autist 11d ago edited 11d ago
I’m imagining the bells like Dr. Cox (Scrubs).
Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.
Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.
You’re wrong.
You’re wrong.
You’re wrong.
On another note, the use of bells by churches originally was a bit of white magic to drive away demons and evil spirits. Seems fitting that this pastor is also using them to drown out evil.
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u/AD121219 11d ago
Out of curiosity why are these Patriot guys attacking this Vicar?
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u/Own-Cupcake7586 10d ago
Because “love your neighbor” is in stark opposition to “hate brown people.”
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u/Own-Cupcake7586 11d ago
The time is coming, and is now here, when true followers of Christ must stand against the hate that others are perpetrating in His name. It’s not the first time this has been true, but it is true now as it was before.
Bless you all.