Oh, look! Check out what today’s text is from the Lectionary! Matthew 5:38-48 38“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; 40and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘militarism’
Matthew 5:38-48: Watch Those Preachers Tap Dance!
Posted: February 20, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Chicago, Christianity, hypocrisy, Jesus, militarism, nationalism, nonviolence
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“Pray for the Troops, Love Your Enemies”
Posted: November 27, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: George Zabelka, Jesus, Mark Twain, militarism, nonviolence, Sermon on the Mount
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 [...]
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
Wall Street Journal: “We Really Wish We Could Show You Proof for Our Drone Propaganda…”
Posted: July 14, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: associated press, civilian casualties, civilian deaths, drones, Jeremy Scahill, militarism, Predator, propaganda, Reaper, Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal‘s recent editorial [h/t Jeremy Scahill] supporting the CIA’s drone war over Pakistan is rank propaganda. In it, the editors denounce critics of drone strikes who rely on reporters instead of unnamed intelligence sources with unverifiable claims, and they assert that drones–which have killed roughly 800 civilians so far in Pakistan–are humane: [...]
Freedom Isn’t Free, and Militarism Doesn’t Buy It
Posted: July 4, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Independence Day, militarism, people power
The bumper sticker says, “Freedom isn’t free,” and it’s correct–just not in the way that the driver thinks. July 4, the day we severed consent to the Tyrant, was the day we became independent–not the day Cornwallis surrendered. Remember: Freedom isn’t free; it requires people–all people–to be willing to risk everything to assert the rights [...]
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Read It and Weep
Posted: December 24, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: militarism, military-industrial complex, Pentagon
A must read in The Washington Post: We no longer have a civilian-led government. It is hard for a lifelong Republican and son of a retired Air Force colonel to say this, but the most unnerving legacy of the Bush administration is the encroachment of the Department of Defense into a striking number of aspects [...]
Sears Bad Fashion Decisions Leads to Loss of about 10 Dollars in Annual Interest Revenue
Posted: November 12, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: militarism, Sears
I just cut up my Sears credit card and canceled my account. Why would I do such a sensible thing, you might ask? Well, I’ll tell you: The Army Brand’s First Infantry Division collection for men, women and boys represents the first time the U.S. Army has officially licensed the use of its marks and [...]
