Thoughts About The Attack on the Charlie Hebdo Office in Paris

[Editor's Note: Our hearts and prayers go out to all those affected by the tragic violence in Paris. While it is certainly understandable for both Muslims and Christians to be outraged when their most deeply held beliefs are ridiculed in the press, violence is never an acceptable response. Mission Frontiers and the author below do not condone it. Christians have largely learned this lesson about the avoidance of violence, but there are factions of Islam that still need our help learning this.]


Once again the Western world has reacted with shock to Muslim violence. Those in the West believe they are protecting freedom of speech, those in the Muslim world believe they and their religion are victims of ridicule and shame.
 
Many of you know I have written a great deal on these topics, including the book Honor and Shame, unlocking the door, in 2001. In this book I point out that much of the West views life through the paradigm of right versus wrong. We have our rights, and must protect them. If what we do is not wrong (against the law) then we have a right to our actions. In the East, however, many people view life through the paradigm of honor versus shame. We have our honor, and we must protect it, even with our lives. And we must avoid shame, and if shame is brought on us by others, it is perfectly OK to defend our honor. (See my chapter distilled for Mission Frontiers at <http://MissionFrontiers.org/issue/article/the-right-wrong-mindset>.)
 
It seems that many in the West still haven't caught on. Eastern-thinking people will defend their honor. One of the worst things you can do to them is bring dishonor or ridicule on them. Muslims in particular uphold the belief that "with blood I can wash my shame away" (Abu Tammam). So when they are ridiculed in the Western press, especially through cartoons that stereotype and ridicule them, they feel justified in reacting violently. No amount of clamoring about freedom of speech will change this. This only makes Muslims more determined to bring Islam to Europe, so that the ridiculing and bullying will stop.
 
If I published a cartoon that criticizes a well known person without any truth behind it, perhaps making him out to be a pedophile, I should expect to be sued for liable. So if a Muslim feels robbed of his honor, the honor of his religion and the honor of his prophet by someone's libelous actions, how does he get the shame removed and honor restored?
 
We do not think about this in our western society. Winning a court case doesn't restore a reputation, which may be forever damaged. Islam's answer is: this is so important it is worthy of a death sentence carried out by the one shamed.
 
So when the French satirical weekly "Charlie Hebdo" published their cartoons, they committed an error considered in some parts of the world as worthy of the death penalty. Unfortunately for them, people with that perspective lived in their own country, and in their own city. Many Muslims just shrug and say: "They brought it on themselves."
 
The problem in the West is that we often do not make the effort to honor the difference between critique and ridicule. It is much easier to draw a racist cartoon than it is to research and write a scholarly critique. And rather than taking time to challenge Muslims with well-reasoned arguments and articles, we resort to ridicule.
 
Lampooning Christians and Muslims with cartoons is currently within the accepted limits of freedom of speech in the West. But how would society have responded if the people at Charlie Hebdo were to ridicule homosexuals in this way? So why did they feel it was OK to ridicule Muslims?
 
Despite writing extensive articles and books about Islam and Muslims, I have not experienced any backlash because I strive to treat Muslims in a respectful way. I try to speak to them as I would my best friend. I desire that Muslims wrestle with issues without feeling threatened that I am judging them or ridiculing them.
 
Treating all men with respect is foundational to our Christian heritage. Now, when Christianity is crumbling in Europe and ridicule is on the rise toward both Muslims and bible-believing Christians, let us reflect and teach Muslims to embrace Jesus' teaching to turn the other cheek-to bless and be blessed when people persecute us. Muslims have never been taught this. They understand an eye for and eye, and a tooth for a tooth, and the concept of revenge.
 
May we, as followers of Christians, demonstrate the love and kindness Jesus taught his followers to have.
 
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To better understand the honor/shame mindset, and how the gospel speaks to it:
 
Watch:
This new (2015) 5-minute video: <http://youtu.be/r89-QVkq8_8>
 
Read:
Honor/Shame: Unlocking the Door by Roland Muller (2001)
http://stpt.ca/Honor-Shame-Unlocking-the-Door-Ebook-3rd-Edition_p_49.html
 
Saving God's Face by Jackson Wu (2013)
http://jacksonwu.org/my-articles
 
The 3D Gospel by Jayson Georges (2014)
http://honorshame.com/3dgospel/
 
The Global Gospel by Werner Mischke (2015)
http://globalgospelbook.org/

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