I just saw an ad for a bumper sticker proclaiming: “Atheists don’t start wars.” In our local newspaper, a recent letter to the editor stated: “Nonbelievers are the most politically defiled people in America, yet we neither create nor fight wars and kill people.” And do you remember John Lennon’s song, “Imagine”? Imagine there’s no [...]
Category Archive for 'Peace'
The Christmas season continues through Epiphany (January 6, but celebrated this year on Sunday the 3rd) and the Baptism of the Lord (January 10). May the peace that passes all understanding, the peace of Emmanuel, God-with-us, be yours during this holy season. For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; [...]
Who Would Jesus Torture?
Posted in Justice, Peace, Transformation, Violence on May 8th, 2009
A Pew Research Center survey shows that “those who attend religious services at least once a week are much more likely than those who seldom or never attend religious services” to say that torture can often or sometimes be justified against suspected terrorists. (See “The Torture Debate: A Closer Look“) Negative Witness The results of [...]
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word. (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17) Let us pray for those who grieve, as well as for those who are suffering physically, [...]
Swords into Plowshares
Posted in Peace on Feb 28th, 2006
There is nothing in the New Testament that promotes war or violence. Listen to Jesus speaking of the attitudes handed down to his listeners: You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone [...]