No Future Without Forgivness
No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu traces his thoughts about the TRC process. It recalls Tutu's encounters with victims, perpetrators and the leaders of the old and new South Africa. This process also records his horror at the revelations that were brought before the commission. It expresses his joy at the moments of transcendent and redemptive humanity that he, the former Archbishop, witnessed at the chair. The first full election in South Africa that was held in April 1994 came the promise of a new era. In order for that promise to be realized, it was by realizing the truth of what had gone on before, to seek the truth and make it known to the people in order to prevent a brutal shameful past from repeating itself. Within a year of South Africa's voting in a new ANC government, legislation was drafted to establish a Truth Reconciliation Commission. Tutu's personal account of chairing the TRC guided me through his innermost thoughts as he listened, day after day, to an obscene litany of violence, and sufferings. He witnessed extrodionary scenes of forgiveness and repentance that sprung from testimonies. His policy of offering amnesty instead of punishment would allow many free men to walk free with innocent bloo
I also agree with the TRC because it is a powerful way of allowing evaluation of the self. People will not always tell the truth, especially when in the wrong or when a given the opportunity to justify their sinful act and admit the truth. They will have to live with conscience and if they failed to be honest, they will have to answer to a higher authorighty. This is a way of proving not a man but God is in control. South Africa showed a tremendous faith knowing that God will show eternal justice in their favor. After the fall of apartheid in South Africa, a remarkable shift occurred. Rather than forming war crimes tribunals, rather than whitewashing or ignoring the past, the democratically elected government, led by President Nelson Mandela, formed a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In exchange for amnesty, those guilty of war crimes were required to appear before the commission and make a complete and full disclosure of any and all atrocities committed, receiving in turn a full pardon. The amnesia view is not to forget about the past or events, but to not act upon them as the white man had. By using the same violent methods and brutality of punishment, their standards would be lower than the white man. The fact that South Africans were against violence and deaths and killings. By using the amnesia view of letting the accuser come clean with others and himself, amnesty was granted. There are a several disadvantages that go along with the amnesia view. For example, a person who commits a murder of two young children he goes to trial, pleads his story and fabricates a guilty plea, is granted amnesty and is free of any persecution, jail or being sued. The problem here is a gu
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