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January 27, 2020

When We Show Mercy to Monsters, It’s the Victims Who Pay

“May his name be obliterated.”

The occasion today of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, together with recent discussions about the killing of the Iranian terror-master Qassem Suleimani, prompts Marc LiVecche to reflect on whether, and to what extent, it is appropriate for a Christian like himself to rejoice in the death of the wicked. In thinking about this question, LiVecche suggests that Christians can learn something from Jewish tradition:

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