via Jesus Politics: The following is quite ironic, considering how oblivious such folks are to the obvious teachings of Jesus against violence, and the fact that we must “love our enemies” — and somehow translating that into an acquiescence in the ways and legitimacy of war. Brian McLaren – A True Son Of Lucifer – Moriel Ministries McLaren states that Continue Reading
This quote via Pastor John: Pastor John Wright Benedict extends an argument about the centrality of non-violence, of peace to understand God. Faith opens reason to its true nature as participation in the non-violent God that has revealed God’s own self in Jesus Christ. Remember in July, Benedict wrote: “The Lord has conquered on the cross. He has not conquered Continue Reading
This question, shortly following my previous quote from the same post by Juan Cole, identifies a scary thought: Informed Comment And, why was Condi Rice’s reaction to the capture of two Israeli soldiers and Israel’s wholesale destruction of little Lebanon that these were the “birth pangs” of the “New Middle East”? How did she know so early on that this Continue Reading
Juan Cole asks this morning: Informed Comment The wholesale destruction of all of Lebanon by Israel and the US Pentagon does not make any sense. Why bomb roads, roads, bridges, ports, fuel depots in Sunni and Christian areas that have nothing to do with Shiite Hizbullah in the deep south? And, why was Hizbullah’s rocket capability so crucial that it Continue Reading
It has past the point where anyone who is slightly human, Christian or not, God-fearing or not, has to say this is INEXCUSABLE; this is EVIL. Informed Comment NaharNet writes, “Twenty-six of the civilians killed in Friday’s air raids died when Israeli aircraft bombed the village of Qaa in the Bekaa Valley near the Syrian border, police and Red Cross Continue Reading
Informed Comment the Israelis are engaged in collective punishment on a vast scale. They maintain that rocket launching sites are embedded in these villages. But since Hizbullah keeps firing large numbers of rockets, it does not actually appear to be the case that the Israelis are hitting the rocket launchers. They are demonstrably hitting civilian houses and apartment buildings in Continue Reading
Again I ask: How Long? Informed Comment Israeli war planes scored a direct hit on a building in the Shiite village of Qana where destitute farming folk, including old people, women and children, had taken refuge in the basement from Israeli bombing raids. At least 54 are dead, as bodies are pulled from the rubble. 19 children are confirmed dead Continue Reading
How long? ???? How much of this does it take for the world to see the absolute folly of this? How can any sane individual actually believe that this is any kind of sane response, directly feeding into more of the same? Rice Postpones Lebanon Trip After Israeli Strikes Kill 54 – New York Times At least 54 people were Continue Reading
The following, a quote from Hauerwas, lays it out….and it seems to be such an obvious and no-brainer first step, start from here, type of response to Jesus’ life and message that I can only shake my head as I see “theologians” such as Al Mohler just plain ignore the whole thing. NEVER mentions “peace” except as that “inner peace”, Continue Reading
Israel is proving once again how it cannot be allowed to be “let loose” on the world on the basis of it’s “right to defend itself”. The following report brings absolute shame upon that government: Informed Comment Israel Kills Children in Convoy Bombing; Dozens Dead Hizbullah bombs Akka, Haifa; Wounds, Kills Civilians The Guardian reports of Israeli’s continued war of Continue Reading
On The Daily Show interview with Al Gore, when he is saying that nothing else has been a greater danger to the actual survival of the planet as this global warming issue, Stewart asks, “what about nuclear? I think it has a shot”. Gore replied by implying that the threats are not so intense as they have been in the Continue Reading
Ok…not a little…..terrifying, actually, to read about some of the stuff going on in the Bush White House (via Ron Suskind, who obviously has the ear of some insiders, in his book ) The title of the book, The One Percent Doctrine, is referring to the “Cheney philosophy” of the “war on terror”. If there’s as much as a “one Continue Reading
This from Ray McGovern, via inward/outward, on the resignation of so many to say “what can we do?”. McGovern expresses and exasperation with what has become seemingly a habit of those who call themselves “Progressive”. Ray McGovern | The Courage to Face the Consequences The Courage to Face the Consequences By Ray McGovern I had the privilege of sharing speaking Continue Reading
This post just underscores what so many miss; that none of this “freedom” stuff Bush babbles about (and that’s what he’s doing. BABBLING. He knows nothing of what freedom is, since he is such a prisoner of the lies the world has been telling) has anything to do with God or Jesus, but pure , unadulltrated greed and hardened, cold Continue Reading
Check this out from Pastor John Wright, on the continued rolling of deception to build up support for the empire’s never-ending buildup toward war to achive their goals. Pastor John Wright It is Holy Week, but I have to alert readers to continued distortion of news material in the US press — or at least inform you of contradictory reports. Continue Reading