The body of Christ needs to stand up and refute the silence of its military chaplains who consistently refuse to say word one about their soldiers' willing participation in mass slaughter and other monstrous evils.
The body of Christ needs to loudly proclaim what Jesus proclaimed 2000 years ago: "Violence is forbidden for those who wish to follow me." "Be compassionate to these least." "Forgive 70 X 7." "Love your enemies and feed them if they are hungry." "Thou shall not kill anybody - friend, neighbor or enemy - for violence is counter-productive to my mission." "And don't listen to any false prophets who justify killing and war, for they only mislead you into the way of the satanic." "And prayerfully read Matthew 25: 31-46, the Last Judgment Passage, where the blueprint for living the godly life is so clearly laid out. It is not how religious you were, nor how often you prayed, nor even how often you went to church that will judge you, but whether you were merciful or not to the least of these."
Then Jesus might say to George W. Bush and others who claim to be followers of Jesus: "And right now, your final judgment test is going to be how you treat my beloved Iraqi children."
Gary G. Kohls, MD
Gary Kohls is a Duluth area physician, a peace and justice activist and a founding member of the faith-based organization, Every Church A Peace Church: http://www.ecapc.org
The body of Christ needs to loudly proclaim what Jesus proclaimed 2000 years ago: "Violence is forbidden for those who wish to follow me." "Be compassionate to these least." "Forgive 70 X 7." "Love your enemies and feed them if they are hungry." "Thou shall not kill anybody - friend, neighbor or enemy - for violence is counter-productive to my mission." "And don't listen to any false prophets who justify killing and war, for they only mislead you into the way of the satanic." "And prayerfully read Matthew 25: 31-46, the Last Judgment Passage, where the blueprint for living the godly life is so clearly laid out. It is not how religious you were, nor how often you prayed, nor even how often you went to church that will judge you, but whether you were merciful or not to the least of these."
Then Jesus might say to George W. Bush and others who claim to be followers of Jesus: "And right now, your final judgment test is going to be how you treat my beloved Iraqi children."
Gary G. Kohls, MD
Gary Kohls is a Duluth area physician, a peace and justice activist and a founding member of the faith-based organization, Every Church A Peace Church: http://www.ecapc.org