McClaren raises the question of how far is too far, and I suspect that this is coming from a place where he is convinced that we already have, but he wants to get the Religious Right (and others further to the left who stil support this “war on terror”) to realize that there are limits, rather than unquestioning allegiance and support.

Church Marketing Sucks: A Conversation with Brian McLaren

The Assyrians and Babylonians and Persians were the superpowers. They had the horses and chariots. But David felt he was better off without horses and chariots as long as he was trusting God. It’s ironic. We Christians in America don’t realize we may be more like Goliath than David, more like the Assyrians than the Jews. Even Christians who are completely confident about our country’s decision right now should at least remember that it’s possible for us to go too far, to go wrong, to trust our weapons and strength rather than the Lord … and we need to be ready to address that.