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A Georgian man has been arrested at the border attempting to leave Greece on a forged passport. Three suspects are known to the police, two over 1.80m and a shorter fatter man who is said to be the ringleader of the criminal gang.
The Greek police are confident that this gang will be brought to justice; these vile villains face a very bleak future as they have transgressed a criminal code and committed such a serious crime that there will be no sanctuary or safe haven for them. The reward for their capture and the anger that they have aroused will ensure that they will be pursued and sought by righteous bounty hunters and agents of the law. With the DNA evidence their days are numbered. I doubt if they will get home safely and live comfortably from their crimes.
Caroline's husband has given the Greek police a detailed description of the burglary, murder and mayhem. Babis, as he is known, will be able to identify them by what they said and other clues. The Greek people are demanding justice and resolution. Such a wicked waste of a beautiful life for little money/valuables, and this investigation will cost millions of euros after trial, prosecution and eventual custody of the perpetrators.
The suffering of the Anagnostopolous family is hard to imagine. Let's remember them in our prayers.
May they find grace sufficient in their time of need, grief and sorrow.
It has been reported that Caroline Anagnostopoulos, who was brutally tortured and murdered last Tuesday morning, netted DNA from an assailant. The hunt is on and the Greek Police will be able to identify him.
It is now believed that the gangsters are known to the detectives investigating this case.
Even hardened assassins draw the line at harming babies and their mothers. ( I think about the code of the hitman in Leon.) The reward for finding the gang of three attackers is far in excess of the value of their haul. They committed such monstrous, malicious mayhem for a relatively small amount of cash and jewellery. And they hanged the dog. ( I keep thinking about John Wick.)
To be prepared to carry out such a callous crime for about £30k is truly horrendous. It is hard to believe that they perpetrated sustained harm and fatal suffering, without mercy for the young 20 year old woman, and no compassion for her baby girl left crying for her murdered mother.
They should be brought face to face with the victim's family, to see the child Lydia, and be shamed before their own families and community. They are probably without remorse or regret. You need to be a rare type of person to be able to perpetrate such sadistic savagery.
May justice prevail. May these murderous thugs be caught soon, so that they will never do anything like this in the future. In prison they will be hated and perhaps harmed by criminals who detest this type of crime against women and children.
Evil hearted murderers, a hooded gang of three vile villains, have tortured and brutally murdered a young mother of 20 years of age with a baby. The life of the baby was threatened repeatedly in order to extract cash and jewellery. These amoral thugs have the blood of an innocent mother on their souls, stains that will go deep into their devilish hearts. A child will grow up without her mother and the father will never get over this dreadful crime.
It was all for £13k in cash and about £13k in jewellery. A little bit of money. So much suffering, pain and bloodshed for about a junior executive's annual salary. Lives ruined for such a relatively small sum. They will not be able to enjoy the fruits of their evil enterprise because they will be hunted down relentlessly by international police and others. There will be no peace for these wicked men. Their evil deeds will not go unpunished.
I note that the keynote speaker at this year's Baptist Assembly will be Shane Claiborne. Some may remember his early "circus theology" and his teaching on New Monasticism. Lately he has been strongly identified with Red Letter Christianity, and considered one of its main exponents alongside Tony Campolo and Jim Wallis plus other good ol' boys in the band.
Red Letter Christians (RLC) are keen on social action, environmental issues and ethical questions raised by 21st century Christians. They are particularly focused on the very words of Jesus in the Gospel, which are printed in red letters in some editions of the New Testament.
There are serious concerns about the theology that has been taught by the RLC and in the books by Shane Claiborne. It has been argued that one of the significant dangers is in the way RLC seem to detach Jesus from his Jewish (Hebrew/Aramaic speaking) context. Some of the RLC arguments from silence on certain ethical issues, such as homosexuality, are seen as questionable and even misleading.
Shane Claiborne strongly contends for Christian pacifism. He is against the death penalty, which is often carried out in the Bible belt states. It is used in many southern states, in Dixie where Shane hails from. Although he has worked for many years in South Philly, he has retained his southern accent and charm.
His Christian pacifism, although ardent, seems muddled and unrealistic in some of its devices, desires and designs. It raises many questions about the police, national defence, homeland security and counter terrorism, which are dealt with in a low resolution way. RLC make some important points on war and peace, but they seem to fail to provide solutions, policies, anti-terrorist protocols and adequate civil protection measures in an violent and dangerous world where malign military forces are at work.
I expect Shane to be challenging and engaging in his Baptist Assembly sermons and message. I wonder if Shane will be delivering some great googlies later this week.
This year the Baptist Assembly (BUGB) will take place online from Thursday 13 May until Lord's Day 16 May 2021.
It is sad, shameful and stupid to prosecute and persecute Paivi Rasanen for her tweet. (This is reminiscent of the Israel Folau affair.) Paivi has refused to compromise and deny her Christian beliefs, holding to the historic mainstream position on homosexuality and understanding of Romans 1:24-27.
Woke and LGBTQ+ folk have opposed and objected to her views. They are entitled to do that, but some of them have tried to prevent her sharing her views and are, in fact, trying to stop her freedom of speech. They wish to persecute her and prosecute her for derogatory and discriminatory statements. They are claiming that Paivi is guilty of hate speech.
Paivi is ready to defend her rights and freedom of speech, and she wishes to stand by her deeply held Christian convictions. She is a Lutheran. Here she stands. She can do no other! Remember Luther's famous declaration.
