It is considered disrespectful to say anything bad about someone who is deceased. However, when the deceased punches back at an enemy from the dead, all bets are off.
We know that Senator McCain spent months planning every detail of his extended farewell and funeral services. These events were of the kind and duration normally reserved for heads-of-state. However, I would hope that the decision that was made to disinvite President Trump and Sarah Palin came from his family and not the senator himself.
McCain professed to be a Christian. Only the good Lord knows the truth of one’s conviction. It is not for me to judge. However, Jesus commanded us to forgive one another. In fact, the prayer that He taught us to pray says, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” We are to “love our enemies.” Any sincere Christain knows that is not only difficult, it is next to impossible without the Lord’ help. It is something that I have struggled with, perhaps more than any other of His precepts.
With that in mind, I can only hope that if the senator really meant to strike out at his enemies from the grave, that desire passed before he went to his eternal resting place. Continue reading “McCain’s Funeral Punchback”