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'Nightmare of Nightmares'

Virginia Tech's Korean Christians wrestle with the aftermath of a massacre.

Deann Alford | posted 6/06/2007 08:02AM

The alert that two students had been shot on campus blipped into Jong Nam Lee's e-mail inbox around 9:30 that fateful Monday morning, April 16, as the Virginia Tech research scientist was writing a paper. ...

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Mike	Posted: June 07, 2007 9:53 AM

What I find inspirational is that the Korean Christian community would put themselves in a vulnerable spot by taking responsibility for what happened by apologizing. Eastern cultures have a far more biblical view of community influence and responsibility than us westerners, who believe in the supremacy of the individual. In Deuteronomy we read that if a child is disobedient, it is the community's responsibility for correction. In the NT, the church's members are responsible and accountable to one another. I think that the if the church in America wants to truly make an impact in the world for Christ, it must regain the doctrine of community so pervasive throughout Scripture.

Virginia

Posted: June 06, 2007 4:23 PM


Chuck, why should Koreans Christians have to apologize for the actions of another person of Korean descent? Do white Christians apologize en masse every time a white person does something horrible?

Anonymous

Posted: June 06, 2007 4:01 PM

What a helpful article! I, too, was struck and awed by the outpouring of concern and even apologies from the Korean community, both in the US and abroad. This kind of class and character is rarely seen today. I cannot remember any other ethnic group displaying such genuine public remorse when one of its members commited some heinous act. The Koreans are to be commended and the world would be a much better place if all groups could learn from their humble and gracious attitude. It is so sad that the VT killer could not have been reached by any of the campus ministries, but, as everyone rightly says, you cannot assign blame there or anywhere else but at the killer's own feet, and at the evil influences that must have plagued him. May God continue to minister to all those affected by this incident.

Chuck Denton

Posted: June 06, 2007 12:00 PM


I thought that the Korean Christian's article was very informative. However, they didn't attempt to apologize for Seung Chi Ho's actions at Virginia Tech this past April sixteenth. They mostly talked about how they tried to help incoming Freshmen move into their dorms and take them shopping, etc. I felt that they needed to discuss what Ho did which was very morbid in God's eyes!!

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