Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: bgsuvax!kutz@cis.ohio-state.edu (Kenneth J. Kutz) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Christianity and war Message-ID: Date: 7 Mar 91 08:13:44 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh. Lines: 46 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , dhosek@euler.claremont.edu (Don Hosek) writes: > It's hard. I've found myself secretly hoping that the war would > go badly for us so that Bush wouldn't gain the political points. > I got the best words of wisdom from a friend who isn't > particularly religious: "We've gotta go for peace, no matter > _what_ the cost is." It's been hard for me th this past month > hearing the news reports and realizing the affect this would > have on Bush'spopularity, and seeing the support for my side of > the argument dwindle, buti] I can only trust the spirit has led > me well and pray for peace. Hi Don: Just some off the cuff thoughts on your comments: I'm sure you have read and seen what the Iraqi soldiers have done in Kuwait. The war on the environment (oil fires, oil dumped into the sea) killing wildlife of all kinds and endangering innocent human lives. The bombing of civilian targests (on purpose) to Israel with scud missles. The rape and torture of innocent Kuwaiti women and children in front of spouses and parents. The unplugging of infant child support systems. The pulling out of fingernails. Axes through peoples sculls. When Jesus said turn the other cheek, he didn't mean "look the other way". I submit to you it is just as evil to allow evil to continue when you have the power to stop it. Pacifism, when taken to its extreme is evil. I'm all for restraint, but a Saddam that would do what he has done would not hesitate to nuke any country if he had the capability (which he would have had in 5-10 years or so). That being the case, we may have prevented (or at least postponed) a nuclear holocaust. Such an event would leave no more cheeks to turn. Our planet would be history. None of us want that. Think and pray about it brother. Consider what has happened to Kuwait. Meditate on it. Think about the facts. Do you allow the torture of an innocent one continue, looking the other way, or do you stop it? Which is the more noble calling? -- Kenneth J. Kutz Internet kutz@andy.bgsu.edu Systems Programmer BITNET KUTZ@ANDY University Computer Services UUCP ...!osu-cis!bgsuvax!kutz Bowling Green State Univ. US Mail 238 Math Science, BG OH 43403