“Satanic Winter Games” is what a militant Islamic leader called the upcoming Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He feels that, because the games are the work of Satan, bombs should be set off and people killed.
Let me understand this. The Olympics are games that bring people together from all over the world, forgetting their national grudges for a time. They require people to agree to abide by rules that foster cooperation and peace. Their participants actually root for others from different countries, encouraging them to do their best, taking joy in their victory and weeping with them in their defeat. They bring young people together in ways that offer hope for a war-weary world. In short, the Olympics celebrate the wonder of the human spirit.
Now, that’s not the Satan I’ve ever heard about. In fact, it’s a whole different Satan than any of my Bible-believing Christian or Koran-devoted Muslim friends would recognize.
To that leader quoted above I say, “May you enjoy an eternity with your friend, Satan!”