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Peacemaking and Community

TreasonousBastard

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17. There weren't all that many Christians in Japan...

Reply to ted08721 (Reply #16)

Tue Apr 15, 2014, 12:47 PM

Apr 2014

and the Russian Orthodox church didn't have much ability to argue with Stalin when Germany invaded.

Here, the pacifist movement was huge and before Pearl Harbor even Lend-Lease was unpopular. After Pearl harbor, pacifists were suddenly traitors and even Quakers and Brethren were pressed into war duty.

As a Quaker, I don't agree with Just War myself, but it does deserve study.

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What Does God Think About War? [View all] paulbern77 Mar 2012 OP

Which God? It's not like they all agree or anything - no one but new agers and mystics assert THAT. saras Mar 2012 #1

I know the God of the OT was okay with exboyfil Mar 2012 #2

Yeah, the OT was about customerserviceguy Mar 2012 #7

THE chief executive of Goldman Sachs, which has attracted widespread media attention over the size midnight Mar 2012 #3

Ha! Let me tell you about the "eye of the needle". napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #5

Well, anyone who can get past the procreation and priestly misadventures debacles might look into... TreasonousBastard Mar 2012 #4

Just War Theory needs to be retired. ted08721 Apr 2014 #16

There weren't all that many Christians in Japan... TreasonousBastard Apr 2014 #17

I figure he must be OK with them since he allows so many of them to be fought in his name. Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #6

Most people fall short when it comes to peace ted08721 Mar 2012 #8

Am admirable sentiment, peace. Servius Valerius Nov 2012 #15

"I'm all for it." - Mars (n/t) OswegoAtheist Mar 2012 #9

wonder if our modern day warmakers pray to Mars NoMoreWarNow Apr 2012 #11

God obviously doesn't think anything about war, or doesn't care about it NoMoreWarNow Apr 2012 #10

The Question of Existence Paul Edward Snyder Jul 2014 #18

Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) sunbob Apr 2012 #12

Such peace lovers 12ZTR Jun 2012 #13

Did you know God CleanLucre Jun 2012 #14

Micah 6:3 ChazII Aug 2014 #19