Archive for the 'Pacifism' Category

Not Just Killing People and Breaking Things

Monday, July 16th, 2007

The irony of this familiar discussion about Christian pacifism is interesting. Much of what opponents of the American presence in Iraq would halt by forcing an early pull-out has nothing to do with the use of force. For a fascinating portrait of all the complex ways that the U.S. military seeks to […]

Proactive Nonviolence

Monday, June 18th, 2007

Here’s one pacifist’s idea of proactive nonviolence. Click play to hear a recent call to the Dennis Prager show. Although Prager quickly veers into ad hominem, which is atypical of him, I still find the exchange interesting.

The caller’s sister may not be all the things Prager said, but she is certainly treating her brother-in-law […]

Militant Pacifists?

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

In contrast the civil tone of the debate linked in my previous post, I just read this tidbit from Patrick Mead:

You see, every time I even mention that my son has joined the Marines I get nasty emails from militant Christian pacifists. Some of them are attacks, some are snide remarks, some are […]