“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” —C.S. Lewis

Sunday evening while participating in the Bridge to Peace event, my sister witnessed an act that encapsulates Charleston’s reaction to the brutal Emanuel AME Church murders. While an estimated 15,000 people held hands in unity across the Ravenel Bridge, a man stretched his hands toward heaven and declared at the top of his lungs, “This is how we riot in Charleston!”

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has added her voice to the chorus calling for the Confederate flag to disappear from the state Capitol grounds in Columbia.

The banner, now considered a symbol of racism by many, once flew atop the Statehouse but was moved to a nearby monument 15 years ago. Republican leaders, including Haley, defended its presence as a part of the state’s history, until today.

“One hundred and fifty years after the end of the Civil War, the time has come,” Haley said, surrounded by state and local leaders.

In a world of moral relativism, truth becomes an ephemeral thing. Although moral relativists certainly know what “wrong” is when they’re on the receiving end, they’re less subjective when it comes to other people.

American Christianity is rich with privilege. In addition to what we share with other believers worldwide—being saved by grace through faith apart from works (Ephesians 2:8-9) and Jesus becoming a poor human so that we would become spiritually rich (2 Corinthians 8:9—American Christians enjoy religious freedom.

While Memorial Day weekend featured the traditional parades, barbecues, and moments of silence at baseball games for those who gave their lives in wartime to preserve our freedoms, in some of America's biggest cities virtual shooting galleries produced the sort of carnage more likely to be found in the Middle East from Islamic State terrorists.