George Zimmerman recently claimed that he believed it was "God's plan" that the Trayvon Martin shooting took place. Before I get into my belief in God's role in this situation, let me give my take on the case as a whole.
Unless you don't pay attention to the news, you are painfully aware of the Trayvon Martin shooting; the media has been going OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder [anxiety disorder]) regarding its discussion/informing of the case. The short of it is that George Zimmerman—a neighborhood watch volunteer—shot Trayvon Martin in what he claims was self-defense. The media has been pushing the perception that Zimmerman's shooting of Trayvon was racially motivated and unwarranted. If you want to know more regarding the case, seek out your local Google website.
At first I didn't buy the whole "he's racist" thing. But my opinion slowly turned around when family and co-workers came out of the woodwork to claim he was. In fact, a former co-worker (I believe a Muslim) claims that he harassed him because of his religion.
To make matters worse, and while it isn't directly related, one of Zimmerman's cousins claimed that he molested her several times over a 10 year period (6-16 years of age, him being two years older).
Random note: In the comment section of the molestation article I read (can't remember the exact article, I believe it was on Yahoo), this guy was defending Zimmerman's action saying that everyone "played doctor" at that age; stupidity on the internet is certainly not in recession.
Keeping all this in mind, I'm going to step back and wait to see the results of the trial. On second thought, if I had a guy following me at night, I may get confrontational as well (probably wouldn't get physical).
Is God responsible? Is this His will?
In my opinion, no; I don't believe this is a result of God's influence, but rather the opposite. The Bible is quite clear about God's perception of killing (one of the Ten Commandments) and hatred (Jesus said that to hate is to commit murder in the heart). If George Zimmerman is racist, he is certainly not following Jesus' teachings; Jesus said to not prejudge a person based on their outer appearance. In fact, Jesus taught non-violence; remember how he said that if someone slaps you in the face, slap the other side, etc.?
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