Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!ihuxi!russ From: russ@ihuxi.UUCP (Russell Spence) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Christians and Morality Message-ID: <1117@ihuxi.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Sep-84 15:52:48 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxi.1117 Posted: Fri Sep 28 15:52:48 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Sep-84 09:08:58 EDT References: <259@whuxl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 35 > What should the Christian position be regarding War? Does Christ > teach that one should prepare to obliterate one's enemies and > the rest of the world as well if you don't agree with them? > I have tried to get a response from the Christians on this newsgroup > to the issue of the morality of nuclear war. > ... > Are today's Christians going to sit by or even encourage the destruction > of our planet? > ... > Tim Sevener Tim, of course you are right. Christ said "Turn the other cheek". He clearly didn't advocate violence of any kind, much less war. Christians wonder why people like me think they are hypocritical. Well, this is one of the main reasons. Anyone who claims to be a follower of Christ shouldn't have anything to do with war. Of course I realize that not everyone is perfect, and you can't become peaceful and perfect over night, but you should at least be committed to gaining peace. If you are a Christian, this DEFINITELY does NOT mean peace through superior arms. This means peace through love. Everyone knows that Christ was love and that he never advocated violence. He said "the MEEK shall inherit the earth" not he who has the biggest guns. As for nuclear arms, I personally would find it very hard to consider anyone to be a Christian who did not advocate unilateral disarmament. To build a huge stockpile of weapons such as nukes is clearly WRONG according to Christ's teachings. Now I realize that we may not be strong enough spiritually to carry out a plan of unilateral disarmament, but if you are a Christian, at least you should realize that this is the correct goal and begin to move towards the realization of it. -- Russell Spence ihnp4!ihuxi!russ AT&T Technologies Naperville, IL