Posts Tagged ‘Christ’
Dear President Obama: Easter Has Nothing To Do With War
Posted: April 4, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: antiwar, Christ, Christianity, Easter, Father Zabelka, Iwo Jima, Jesus, militarism, Obama, peace, war
Jesus the Collateral Damage, Jesus the Insurgent
Posted: April 15, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Christ, Christianity, counterinsurgency, Jesus, nonviolence, Rome
More civilians died in Afghanistan from U.S. bombs while we ate ham and deviled eggs. I did not post often during Holy Week because I wanted to not make every part of my faith about my opposition to war. So I took a week off. But as hard as I try to keep it out, [...]
Another Poll Shows More People Want Less or the Same Number of Troops in Afghanistan vs. More
Posted: March 11, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Christ, Christian, Christianity, escalation, Jesus, John McKenzie, nonviolence
CBS News/The New York Times sponsored a poll on the question of troop levels in Afghanistan that shows the number of people who want less or the same number of troops in Afghanistan outnumber those who want escalation. These numbers are more consistent with the Harris/BBC America poll I blogged about a few weeks ago [...]
Living and Dying by the Sword: Pakistani Forces Fire on U.S. Helicopters
Posted: September 15, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: al-Qaida, Christ, Jesus, nonviolence, Pakistan
Here comes the conflagration: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Parvez Kayani announced last week that the Pakistani military would no longer allow foreign forces to operate on Pakistani soil. On Thursday, another high ranking Pakistani official, Major-General Athar Abbas confirmed the order, and said the army had been ordered to retaliate against foreign operations. If [...]
A Note to the Next U.S. President (and Those a Heartbeat Away): The Messiah Job Opening Has Been Filled
Posted: September 9, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: Americanism, Christ, Jesus, McCain, Messiah, nonviolence, Obama, Zabelka
…and it’s not: 1) You, or you; or 2) The United States of America. If you are going to run around grasping for the “Christian” mantle, please stop referring to the USA as “the greatest force for good in the world (click the link and then click “Trailer”),” or the “last, best hope of Earth.” Kids, that’s [...]
High Civilian Toll in Herat, Afghanistan Backed Up by NYT, General McKiernan Cites ‘Emerging Evidence’
Posted: September 8, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Christ, civilian casualties, Herat, Jesus, just war, nonviolence
It looks like initial reports of very high casualties in Herat, Afghanistan, were valid, despite howling protests from the U.S. military: The Afghan government, human rights and intelligence officials, independent witnesses and a United Nations investigation back up their account, pointing to dozens of freshly dug graves, lists of the dead, and cellphone videos and [...]
Where This is Going: A Stronger Taliban, a Resurgent al-Qaida and a More Vicious War
Posted: September 7, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, al-Qaida, Christ, Jesus, nonviolence, Pakistan, Taliban
L.A. Times: Even as angry protests spread in Pakistan, Pentagon officials said Thursday that the number of cross-border commando missions may grow in coming months to counter increasing violence in Afghanistan…Pakistani officials said U.S. troops flew into South Waziristan by helicopter in the raid and that as many as 20 people were killed, many thought [...]
