From the e-mail archives: Thought I’d revisit a response I gave to a thoughtful discussion starter back in 2004. I should first say that the writer of… Read more “On government authority and Christian responsibility”
Category: War
From the “What’d-we-tell-you” department…
Some of us (not many) were paying attention at the time, but now CNN reports: Study: Bush, aides made 935 false statements in run-up to war –… Read more “From the “What’d-we-tell-you” department…”
Search the scriptures
Here’s one who did: “Love thy enemy” — U.S. soldier gets discharge NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier who said his Christian beliefs compelled him to… Read more “Search the scriptures”
Victory Conditions Revisited
Watching another round of talking heads on Hardball with Chris Matthews, I see there is yet another discussion about “victory” in Iraq. Of course, as I pointed… Read more “Victory Conditions Revisited”
New Crisis Coming in Iran
Now that the IAEA and Iran are coming to agreement on contentious issues, the window of time is narrowing within which the Iranian nuclear threat will be… Read more “New Crisis Coming in Iran”
Out of the mouths of babes….
The following was shared by a mother on an e-mail list. No comment needed, really. Tonight I slowed down a little when my nearly 4 year old… Read more “Out of the mouths of babes….”
Words of wisdom from a real commander in chief
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those… Read more “Words of wisdom from a real commander in chief”
Peace Scriptures
Psalm 46:9-10 9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the… Read more “Peace Scriptures”
So he goes « Tinsel Wing
So he goes « Tinsel Wing Couldn’t have said it better: April 12th, 2007 Mark Twain died in November 1910. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was not born until… Read more “So he goes « Tinsel Wing”
What bothers me about Iran
Now that the drums are beating which will eventually make war with Iran look like it was unavoidable, two significant items stick in my brain. First, of… Read more “What bothers me about Iran”