Time for Christians to Follow Non-Violent Jesus
There is absolutely no way to explain the horror of indiscriminate killing other than to say that it raises the broad issues of increasing violence especially among the young.
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April 17, 2007 9:04 AM
Comments (42)May 30, 2007 8:52 AM
War Requires Turn to Faith
War is the ultimate definition of human failure!
Faith is not lost during war but rather what is lost is faith in human nature, reason, compassion, decision making, justice, and the rule of law.
If we possesses faith in God through whatever our diverse religious traditions might be we are constantly reminded to rise to a higher level of being where we are to love God with all our heart, soul and mind and to love our neighbors as ourselves.
War calls people of faith to address their failure as a Holy creation and to repent or "turn around" behavior that demeans the very nature of creation. In the 21st Century, no one has the right to take another person's life in the name of God!
September 5, 2007 10:59 AM
God With Us, Not Working Against Us
The question raises the very essence of the nature of God.
The belief that God is the causal agent in natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the religious fanaticism of 9/11 and acts as a grand puppeteer is just plain bad theology. It is a severely flawed theology which lends itself to the belief that human beings are mere actors on the stage of life, with God sharing the roles of both producer and director.
Katrina was a natural disaster and not a punishing act of God. 9/11 was the act of a few people who chose to interpret their flawed theology by acts of violence which were clearly a contradiction of the teachings of the Great Prophet.
