I always wondered why most Christians are supportive of war, most recently the war in Iraq. I grew up in a Christian home where war was seen as an avenue to peace. War and peace seem like opposites to me.
I have read the bible extensively and looking at Jesus' life, it seems that he stood for peace; love your neighbor, turn the other cheek, blessed are the peacemakers. What I want to know is why Christians today seem to overwhelmingly support war, as well as political leaders that support war and violence? I am stating this as a generality, as there are lots of Christians I am sure who do not support war.
If people say they are Christians (christ followers, little christs) shouldn't they be following in the footsteps of peace and love as Jesus did, instead of continuing to segregate and cause divisions among people?
2007-07-08
14:10:41
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