Saul's God

Saul of 1 Samuel, appointed by Samuel as king, whose son is Jonathan. The king battles constantly the Philistines. And lo, the hulking Philistine known as Goliath and who can battle him? Here he comes, a mere young man, a shepherd, but who has battled bears and beasts and "Have I not slain those which attacked my flock?" and he had, so King Saul dons him in battle garments and fetches for young David a sword for one hand, shield for another, but David looks to Saul, saying "Did I have these when I slew the beasts?" and fetched from the riverbed three smooth stones, put them into his shepherd's pouch, with his sling, and went to battle Goliath.
Approaching him, Goliath looks at David and mocks, yet, David is not afraid. He loads a stone in his sling and with precision launches the stone into the middle of Goliath's forehead and he falls face first into the ground. David takes a sword from a Philistine soldier, steps upon Goliath's frame, and takes his head as reward for Saul.

Now, Saul praises the young boy and asks him to be his servant, which David agrees to. However, Saul becomes jealous of the praise David receives. "Saul killed his thousands and David his ten thousands!" the people chant.

Stepping out of the story now to summarize, Saul's jealousy becomes anger and David's celebrity becomes problematic for how Saul reacts. With the help of Jonathan, Saul's son, David escapes. Jonathan tells David before parting, "And if we have to be separated, the Lord will be between us." Despite David's purity, he leaves and therefore misses the feast of the new moon. Saul notices and says, "His seat is empty. He must not be clean."
Ah! the fool. He takes solace in the act of this feast rather than a pure heart.

 Saul continues to track David and make attempts at his life, but David is helped by the masses who love him, for he is a man of God, right and good, and slain Goliath.
Saul sends a servant after David as David hides. The servant reports David's location and Saul says to him, "Bless you of the Lord, for you have compassion on me."
Such pity, that a man against the Lord, a man of greed and jealousy, claims the name.

It's no different today. Whether terrorists or Koran burners, abortion clinic bombers or cult leaders, these people claim the voice, power, and name of God because they feel passionately that God is speaking to them.
Unfortunately this intense feeling is no different than those who introduce the Koran to their congregation as an opportunity for understanding, those who invite non-Muslims to their Eid ul-Fitr iftar feast, and those who turn the other cheek.

So what are we to do when those who do harm claim God with as much fervor as those who bring peace in the name of God?