tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post3909682274395188598..comments2024-01-12T12:39:47.241-08:00Comments on The Christian Monist: Some Nights . . . Korea . . . and Indy-Christian . . . and Sadness for the WarrensUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-22939021107313166402013-04-10T08:07:01.894-07:002013-04-10T08:07:01.894-07:00Would Jay Bakker be an example of a INDY Christian...Would Jay Bakker be an example of a INDY Christian?<br /><br />I totally agree with you on a view of war. The evangelical support of wars is a religious tragedy, and also a human tragedy. To cloak war in the guise of God against Satan is a similar error as it is to think that God told Joshua to kill every man, woman, child, animal, etc of the canaanites.<br /><br />I prefer to intend that their are sane persona on all sides who can reason together when the time comes.<br /><br />Be very blessed today.Virginianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-27855590588527486382013-04-10T07:59:40.902-07:002013-04-10T07:59:40.902-07:00That quote is profoundly true. When I try to have ...That quote is profoundly true. When I try to have any of these discussions with my Christian friends they tell me that my head is in the sand, that the Islamists are coming to take away our Bibles . . . oddly, I heard Talaban supporters in Pakistan saying the same thing. They were saying that the Christian Imperialist were coming to take away their Korans and replace them with Playboy magazines. Such hype on both sides can inflame the emotions to the point that you give your sons and your daughters to go and be martyred as some type of hero. I watched a Frontline program on Syria last night. They were able to penetrate both sides. It is amazing how each side was identical in their thinking. Saying, "We are the lovers of peace. It is the other side that has created the violence. We will kill them because they killed our children first." Satan laughs. He is the father of lies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03457723022566193014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-7553091727155113322013-04-08T16:48:29.817-07:002013-04-08T16:48:29.817-07:00Good points about the importance of the 'Grand...Good points about the importance of the 'Grand Narrative' when convincing people to go to war, and how that narrative must sometimes change.<br /><br />Before Stalingrad, Joseph Goebbels' rhetoric apparently conjured up the imagery of the new, modern German state sweeping aside the rotting remains of the old ways of doing things.<br /><br />After the defeat at Stalingrad and the loss of the entire 6th army, Goebbels switched to a narrative about the proud German people being the only ones able to defend the free world from the Russian menace.<br /><br />I also remember Hermann Goring's words on the ease of dragging a country into war. <br /><br /><i>"...the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."</i><br /><br />Trevorhttp://renaissancenow.ca/noreply@blogger.com