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A nice introduction, for those who are interested, to the historical peace churches. https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/legal-and-political-magazines/peace-churches I don’t agree with everything they believe but I do have a certain affinity with them. I am a conscientious objector.

From my X / Twitter “For you” feed: a shout out to the Nicene Creed (there will be a lot of these this anniversary year) and a tacit acknowledgment of the pressing need for church history education. “Historical Theology 101: A Christian church, historically speaking, is one that fully affirms...

Would you rather that no nation had ever obtained nuclear weapons?

I thank God that you don’t. The enemies are all who oppose the teaching and preaching done by the Messiah and the apostles. When you say “we” I take that to be you and others, not you and I. The result I’m looking for - a change of heart - requires people to be alive. God might very well...

Southern Baptist preachers are Christians. See church history. You don’t have any idea about what God is or isn’t telling the president to do. Neither do I.

Me? No. For some, let‘s take Tertullian for example, it would have been. He yearned for martyrdom but didn’t experience. If you haven’t read him, you should. His reverence for the martyrs is spectacular. We also find it in the writings of other ECF’s. Nukes haven’t been used against Iran. The...

I understand that this will be a minority opinion among non-trinitarians, but here goes. Geronimo. Something I learned as an adjunct theology professor: It isn’t necessary for non-trinitarians to speak against trinitarianism. (And, unsurprisingly, it isn’t well-received by trinitarians when it...

“Jesus himself stood in the tradition of Jewish monotheism, more exactly, of Palestinian early Judaism. His thinking and acting were geared towards this One God by whom he felt himself to have been sent and to whom he felt close, so that - again following early Jewish practice - he called him...

@Riven. Does the spectacle of Christians killing fellow Christians give you a positive view of Christianity? Would you be more receptive to Christianity if Christians would kill more of their enemies?

https://truthout.org/articles/huckabee-suggests-trump-should-nuke-iran-follow-guidance-from-heaven/ Southern Baptist pastors aren’t Christians @Big Boy Johnson?

The wise part is listening to, believing, and obeying Jesus. His disciples are led to the slaughterhouse like sheep. That’s not love. That’s hope. You aren’t loving them as you’re killing them. If nuclear weapons are used against Iran, Christians will be killing fellow Christians. I won’t...

“Take your share of suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ, just as I do; and as Christ’s soldier, do not let yourself become tied up in worldly affairs, for then you cannot satisfy the one who has enlisted you in his army. Follow the Lord’s rules for doing his work, just as an athlete...

“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.” - Jimmy Carter, The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture ”Do not repay evil with evil.” (1 Peter 3:9) The Messiah...

https://www.hudson.org/religious-freedom/good-news-iran-million-new-christian-believers-lela-gilbert “Meh. Let’s nuke ‘em.” There is, after all, precedent for it in Christian history. The Messiah understands that sometimes his disciples must kill one another. Doesn’t he?

Being wise and harmless doesn’t equal killing your enemies. Being wise and harmless equals loving your enemies. These peoples’ hearts are hardened.