Caring for those we don't know

From the movie Collateral, after a taxi driver (Max) sees a man killed:

Vincent: Max, six billion people on the planet, you're getting bent out of shape cause of one fat guy. Max: Well, who was he? Vincent: What do you care? Have you ever heard of Rwanda? Max: Yes, I know Rwanda. Vincent: Well, tens of thousands killed before sundown. Nobody's killed people that fast since Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Did you bat an eye, Max? Max: What? Vincent: Did you join Amnesty International, Oxfam, Save the Whales, Greenpeace, or something? No. I off one fat Angelino and you throw a hissy fit. Max: Man, I don't know any Rwandans. Vincent: You don't know the guy in the trunk, either.

This really struck me, especially as I learn more about the genocide. Yet it's so easy not to care. Update: Rev. Mike says caring is not enough.

Comments

[Reverend Mike's House of Homil]

On Elevating One's Self from a Supine Position on the DivanDarryl Dash has an interesting post today concerning caring for those we don't know. He begins by sharing a familiar dialogue (at least to those of us who saw the movie) from the movie Collateral between Vincent, the hit man,...

[george]

Hey Darryl, would you recommend the movie? I read this over at Focus about this movie: "The language alone would have earned Collateral an R rating, with around 20 f-words and 30 s-words, in addition to the usual roundup of expletives. The names of God and Jesus are taken in vain several times. Vincent also forces Max to use strong profanity when talking to his boss. " God's name taken in vain several times. Is this a movie that we as followers of Christ can take in without it having an impact on how we ought to glorify Him in everything we do? That conversation you posted really struck you and I can appreciate that. The taking of God's name in vain really strikes me, I just don't understand how in so much of Christianity we don't even care about that anymore, we just sit by and allow ourselves to be entertained by an industry that insists on abusing Almighty God's name. I always wonder what He thinks as He sees His children just taking it all in, just like the world does. His Word sure has a lot to say about how He feels about that. How can we continue to be a party to that offence?