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What happens if a promising
young man is woken early one morning with the police knocking at his door? Barely
awake he heads down stairs to find out what all the racket is about. Within minutes
that man is being hauled away in the back of a police car for suspicion of
rape. It seems that during the night while he was asleep, someone posted that
he raped a girl at a party. As he sat in the police cell that morning, another
inmate says “man your famous.” It appears the accusations went viral. Within
another hour the police find out that this young man was not the one, but we
all know the damage was done.
In the past we accused people and
they stood on trial as free men and women. The statement was “innocent until
proven guilty.” Today in the land of social media it’s “guilty until proven
innocent.” The trouble is that once accused your dead. Viral means “caused by a
virus.” That is interesting because when a rumor goes viral it means a virus
sent it. Posting something on the internet is fun and interesting. The flip
side is irresponsible posts. You can bring a person down to the most wanted by
a post. The real perpetrator is the poster not the accused.
I know this is a boring cliché but
do you want to be on the internet’s more viral by mistake? What would happen to
your life if someone post bad things about you that were not true? Would you
suffer. Would your family suffer? Maybe it’s time for us all to think three
times before we post. The internet is ours to command. We have become
reporters. Posting helpful hints is awesome. Posting destructive rumors is not.
It says a lot about you by what you post. Are you helpful and kind on the net? Are
you vindictive, cruel, and a malicious virus to those who are called your
friends?
I bring this up because for the last
week a boy has been slammed all over the media as a rapist. I checked it out
and yes there was some truth to the reports. However; the boy was acquitted of
most of the charges and given 6 months in jail. Did the time fit the crime?
Well for most of the people in internet land the answer was no. Last time I
checked justice served a sentence and we were not hired to be the judges.
What does God have to say about
posting rumors. God has a lot to say on this topic. In Matthew 7:36 it says
this about Jesus “he commanded them not
to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.”
2 Timothy 2:23 also says “Have nothing
to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.”
I think what the Bible is saying is: stay away from rumors. People post
hatred about this boy who was accused of rape. People post hatred about Donald
Trump without even knowing the real story. Jesus asked people to be quiet
because he knew what would happen. We are fighting all over the place about
this American election without even knowing the real facts. God knows we are
busy stirring trouble without a clue of the truth.
Yes, this boy was found guilty and
was sentenced. What you think does not matter because you were not hired to be
judge. Yes, Donald Trump has made himself a target by the things he has said,
yet, did you hear it or read it? I will guarantee that if either of these
accused men is innocent then there will be hell to pay literally. Being a false
accuser by posting rumors is God awful. God will not let it slip. Post this
from God from Galatians 6:7 “Do not be
deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” You will Mr. and
Mrs. Poster.
Yes, we have opinions on justice.
Justice is always served. It just might taste bad to you. Still some justice is
better than no justice. I think several trails went badly because of rumors. Maybe
the limelight is a bad idea for a jury and judge. God will judge you one day
for how you used your kindness. Gossip and rumors are bad because they breed
quarrels. I hope nothing is ever posted bad about you because I’m not so sure
God will be interested in saving your sorry donkey when he has clearly told you
not to treat people poorly to begin with.
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