This was the sign on a church we passed today in Plano, Texas: “Pray for the troops. Love your enemies.” This sign confuses me, as the reader can draw any number of conclusions about what we’re supposed to ask for on behalf of the troops. I assume the attitude behind the sign is the attitude [...]
Archive for November, 2010
“Pray for the Troops, Love Your Enemies”
Posted: November 27, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: George Zabelka, Jesus, Mark Twain, militarism, nonviolence, Sermon on the Mount
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Sometimes You Have to Run from Christians to Follow Jesus
Posted: November 22, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Bryan Fischer, Christianity, Jesus, Medal of Honor, nonviolence, Tiannamen Square
I’ve not written anything specifically for this blog in quite a while. I’ve been struggling quite a bit lately, trying to figure out whether I still had faith in The Faith at all. My problem is epitomized by this blog post, penned by Bryan Fischer, a prominent supposed “Christian conservative.” He’s decrying the fact that [...]
ISAF Press Shop Can’t Keep Their Spin Straght, Part 2
Posted: November 9, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Brave New Foundation, civilian deaths, civilian killings, civilians, COIN, counterinsurgency, insurgents, Petraeus, Rethink Afghanistan, Taliban
Last week I posted about the silly contradictions in the various spin pieces coming from General Petraeus’ press shop in Afghanistan. At the time, ISAF was claiming that a) Kandahar and Helmand were “security bubbles” and b) ISAF was obviously winning because they were confining most of the violence in Afghanistan to…Kandahar and Helmand. This [...]
