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In light of Monday’s Memorial Day remembrance, let me first say how deeply grateful I am for all the veterans, as well as those currently serving in our armed forces, for their sacrifices. This question, then, is an important and timely one.
If the Democratic candidates are genuine in their conviction that Christian truth should inform their moral judgments, I am certainly the first to applaud.
A fundamental tenet of Christianity is that we are saved, that we receive God’s righteousness, by faith—and faith alone. But there is no such thing in a Christian tradition of faith alone that does not result in evidence of that faith—that is works done in society.
Doubt is normal and natural. I would worry about someone who said to me that he hadn’t had any doubts. Even in the Bible we see examples of people of faith showing doubt. A father asking Jesus to help his sick son says: “I believe, help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24).
While there may have been an argument to be made on just war grounds against the original pre-emptive invasion of Iraq, I believe without any question that applying the just war criteria to the present situation obligates us to remain, and restore civil order and authority.
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