Standing up for the slain

"For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for it." (Corinthians 13:8)

It's the phenomenon we become familiar with as little kids when something goes wrong.

Who did it?
I dunno. I didn't see anything.

My family would really get it. Was it a ghost?! Was it a disappearing magician?! They'd eventually break you. Or break their foot off in your rear. Either way, the truth had to come to the light.

In many ways, the drama of inner-city life unfortunately belts a similar tune. Casual shrugs and fears of retribution cast gloomy shadows over the bodies of mostly young black boys no longer here on this earth to grow into men.
Kevin Cullen's article last week, Standing up for the Slain, paints a stark comparison between the sanctioned lawlessness of some West Africa nations and the Wild West feel of some of America's hoods.

"There is risk, but the greater risk is saying nothing."

Fear is a powerful motivator. Some people aspire to put fear in others' hearts. Some would rather be respected than feared. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose. Regardless, the truth has nothing to fear form scrutiny; it is strong in its own strength and feared in its own right.