“Laura and I are anguished by the brutal suffocation of George Floyd and disturbed by the injustice and fear that suffocate our country.” Thus begins a statement by President George W. Bush on Mr. Floyd’s death and its aftermath.
President Bush observes that “America’s greatest challenge has long been to unite people of very different backgrounds into a single nation of justice and opportunity.” The answer is “living up to American ideals—to the fundamental truth that all human beings are created equal and endowed by God with certain rights.”
In the president’s view, “Lasting peace in our communities requires truly equal justice. The rule of law ultimately depends on the fairness and legitimacy of the legal system. And achieving justice for all is the duty of all.”
How can each of us do our duty?
“Creating havoc on the streets”
This week, we have sought to follow Jesus’ wisdom in responding to Mr. Floyd’s horrific death and its aftermath in our nation.
On Monday, we discussed Jesus’ relevance to this crisis and his call to love as we wish to be loved. On Tuesday, following the wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we determined not to return violence for violence but to seek justice for all. Yesterday, we responded to Rep. John Lewis’s call to “be constructive, not destructive.”
Today, let’s discuss further the violence of these days and the issues underlying this crisis.
We’ll begin with the fact that those who are committing violence in response to George Floyd’s death are a decided minority. It is no more fair to blame all demonstrators for these acts than it is to blame all police officers for Mr. Floyd’s horrendous death.
In addition, many who are instigating violence are hijacking the demonstrations for their own agendas. Antifa—an often-violent far-left group—has been implicated, as have white supremacists…
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