False Witness

There are at least two kinds of false witness, deliberately misreporting something someone has seen and reporting about something someone has not seen. In the case of Jeff Sessions, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and others citing biblical authority for persecuting children I think it is safe to say they have never truly glimpsed the transformation of the love of Christ in their hearts and minds.

I can't condemn them personally, only their behaviors. But they have, in effect, condemned themselves. For the other kind of false witness turn on the TV and tune it to Fox News. There, day after day, events are miscast in a consistent and systematic way, tearing down feelings of trust in individuals and institutions to the benefit of those seeking, always, more money and power.

It's interesting that Fox is doing just what the Russians have been doing in their attempts to undermine our democracy and weaken our resolve. They create increasing division, confusion and polarization.