March 12 is the feast day of Maximilian of Thavaste, whom tradition holds was beheaded for refusing to serve in the Roman military because he was a Christian. 1. On the 12th day of March during the consulship of Tuscus and Anolinus [295], when Fabius Victor had been brought into the forum at Tebessa, together [...]
Posts Tagged ‘nonviolence’
March 12: Maximilian Martyred in Tebessa (295), Fr. Rutilio Grande Martyred in El Salvador (1977)
Posted: March 13, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Christian, Christianity, El Salvador, Jesus, martyr, Maximilian, nonviolence, Roman Empire, Romero, Rutilio Grande
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Matthew 5:38-48: Watch Those Preachers Tap Dance!
Posted: February 20, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Chicago, Christianity, hypocrisy, Jesus, militarism, nationalism, nonviolence
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
You shall love your Muslim New York neighbor as yourself.
Posted: September 11, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: 9/11, bigots, Christian, Christian nation, Christianity, God, Ground Zero, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, Islamic center, Jesus, love, Lower Manhattan, Muslim, nonviolence, Park51 Center, prodigal son, Republican, September 11, Tea Party
The text from the lectionary for tomorrow in Christian churches is the story of the parable of the prodigal son. The deeper meaning of the story is Jesus’ warning to his ethnic brethren that the cultural purity movement they’d mounted in resistance to the Roman occupation of Palestine had become so exclusionary as to render [...]
The Future of Afghanistan
Posted: June 24, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Bamiyan, love, nonviolence, Our Journey To Smile
Here’s a hint: it’s not Karzai and friends, and it’s not the violence of U.S. counterinsurgency strategies. The coalition asks, “Why not COIN?” We the people must ask, “Why not love?” Ashamed of yourselves yet, COINdinistas?
Why Did Dr. King Take on Anti-War Activism?
Posted: June 13, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Christianity, Gospel, Martin Luther King, nonviolence, peace, war
“…because I am determined to take the Gospel seriously.” –Martin Luther King, Jr., A Time to Break the Silence on Vietnam. Happy Sunday.
What Is Wrong with This Picture?
Posted: June 2, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Christianity, Jesus, nonviolence, peace, photo, tank
Activism and Rest
Posted: May 31, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: activism, Afghanistan, Christianity, Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Jesus, nonviolence, Rethink Afghanistan
Any frequent reader of this blog knows that I have maintained a somewhat obsessive focus on the Afghanistan war over the last two years. If there’s a long break between posts that touch on Christian nonviolence, it’s because I’m writing furiously about Afghanistan, and if there’s a long break between posts in general, it’s usually [...]
