tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706355.post8818687255904994717..comments2023-10-09T04:37:04.123-04:00Comments on The matthew never knew: The A-Bomb as Plan-Amatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01053050572052804795noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706355.post-37033986560253968382009-06-09T18:53:43.031-04:002009-06-09T18:53:43.031-04:00Well said, Matt. The more I understand the teachi...Well said, Matt. The more I understand the teachings of Jesus, the less I understand how western culture's version of Christianity has advocated violence, even "redemptive" violence.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00489247861061790470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706355.post-58359975979037490802009-06-09T15:02:42.745-04:002009-06-09T15:02:42.745-04:00good comment shallowfrozenwater :) btw, I added yo...good comment shallowfrozenwater :) btw, I added you again to my left column links. I thought I had done that before, but maybe i was mistakenmatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053050572052804795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706355.post-77429704291594526562009-06-09T13:44:13.403-04:002009-06-09T13:44:13.403-04:00i love Claiborne's "Jesus for President&q...i love Claiborne's "Jesus for President". he rang several bells for me just in terms of how to serve the poor and the disenfranchised better in this society. what he said about how the church needs to be good news to the poor has rung true to me for a long time (maybe he was quoting someone else though). i think that "Jesus for President" spoke more to the religious conservative though since it was trying to wake some people up to other versions of evil that Christians gloss over in the name of patriotism. i'm not American though so i can't really speak to strongly to it. i will say this though, there is a strong surge that God and country are synonymous in Western society, and that's just plain wrong. it isn't permissable for Christian leaders to advocate killing, even of one's enemy.shallowfrozenwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16929302765265013464noreply@blogger.com