The prophet Habakkuk is upset with “the Lord” for his governance of the ancient nation of Israel. Habakkuk laments, “I cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not intervene…there is strife, and clamorous discord.” Since the “Lord” was invented by the nation’s ‘Lords,’ Habakkuk’s lament is really for the nation’s Lords and their violent … Continue reading “Criminals with Guns”