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“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.” - Robert McAfee Brown

So would the neglected, abused, and at-risk children I serve.

Conscientious objectors didn’t kill anyone. Wrangler believes and teaches this is anti-Chrisitan. The Crusaders (Roman Catholics) killed Muslims, Jews, and Christians - men, women, children; committed well-documented atrocities (raping, pillaging, torturing). Wrangler believes and teaches this...

I was looking for something else - something about the reliability of scripture - and unexpectedly came across this: “… the believer, like Christ commanded, is not retaliating against his enemy or fighting back (Matt. 5:39-40).” https://defendinginerrancy.com/bible-solutions/2_Timothy_3.12.php...

You’ve publicly identified me by name as being “over-spiritualized“ many times in this thread. I don’t think you would deny it. You’ve placed me in the group, despite my repeated objection. Now you‘ve asserted what the group you’ve forced me into (and want your readers to believe is true)...

Your argument is against Christian conscientious objection. I suspect that I’ve read more about the Crusades than you have. It would be a safe bet to say that I’ve read far more about conscientious objectors than you have.

Conscientious objector. “Man in form but without substance”? You can choose to educate yourself or remain in your ignorance. I don’t care which you choose. Those who are educated about him know your assessment is wrong, whether they choose to publicly stand up to you or not.

Neither of them. You continue to put on public display your ignorance.

You don’t possess even an ounce of the courage he possessed.

https://desmonddoss.com/bio/bio-real.php

Thanks. I didn’t know Desmond Doss in person but many, like myself, know his story. I think it’s important for our readers to know that you think he was ”a man in form but not substance.”

Since you’re here, I might as well ask you: Do you agree with @Wrangler that “you are not following Jesus if you aren’t armed, ready to kill”?

I was speaking with a man years ago who was much more disdainful of possible alternatives than the average person tends to be. The man said to me (I’m paraphrasing): “You might enjoy watching the evil done to your family. Perhaps you could help the depraved attacker carry out his deed - hold...

In a manner of speaking, they are. I’ve just finished addressing alternatives without going into detail. We can do that, if you like.

“Thus the ‘what if …?’ question has more than two commonly conceived possible options. We have noted seven: 1. Tragedy 2. Martyrdom. a. Victim b. Defender 3. Another way...

“The options available … We come now to the decision itself. How do we answer the question? We must note, first of all, that the questioner wants us simply to answer either yes or no. For most questioners, the only choices which the question offers are defense - which must necessarily be...

“Especially is this emotional dimension of the question more visible when the discussion centers on one’s duty to protect someone else. Often the questioner will heighten this aspect of the argument by saying, ‘Perhaps as a Christian you have the right to sacrifice your own welfare to be loving...

“Not only is this stock case one in which an emotional appeal is made to my virility as the defender of those entrusted to me; it also tends to be a sexist argument. It assumes the potential victim is a dependent being, a woman, one who needs protection by a stronger male. She who is prey...