
What’s really bothersome is that we have developed a view that we should not speak the truth if it offends anyone. Actually, when we speak the truth we are not responsible for those who take offense. That’s their problem. Just as when Jesus offended the Pharisees by speaking the truth (cf. Matthew 15:1-14). When told that they were offended, he replied, “Leave them; they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit” (Matthew 15:14). Jesus was unconcerned that they were offended.
So, as a Christian, a follower of Jesus the Son of God, I believe Arab, Muslim terrorists are our enemies and are acting in opposition to God’s Word and everything that is holy and righteous. And I assert that all people were created in the image of God, but that some have abandoned their god-likeness by identifying themselves as victims because of their heritage, ancestry, or skin color, when they are not being victimized at all. Who will be offended by these statements of truth?