Guest Author - Cynthia Phillips

I really ponder at the scripture in the Bible where Jesus states: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called, sons of God." So, what does that make Christians who advocate war? I won’t answer that; I’ll leave that up to the imagination.

Wars are awful, but it is necessary if your country is attacked and one should defend their country. The 9-11 attacks were terrible and we should seek justice for that. "Fifteen of the attackers were from Saudi Arabia, two from the United Arab Emirates, one from Egypt, and one from Lebanon." (Wikipedia) I find it interesting that not one of them was from Iraq; and the truth is out now that there were no weapons of mass destruction, which should make one think of why we are even there.

It is amazing when I try and explain to one of my Christian friends that we’ve attacked a country that had nothing to do with 9-11; and she pretty much stated her case that all Middle Eastern people are "evil." I suppose it is our Christian duty to just kill them all, "in the name of the Lord." I pretty much have given up trying to explain to some of my Christian friends the real reasons of why we are in illegal wars—I will go further in saying immoral wars, because of the lies and propaganda from the mainstream media and our current government.

Neo-conservatives have done a fine job in convincing most Christians that we have to “fight for our freedoms”; and spread the cause of democracy around the world. George W. Bush has even said that God directs his steps—does that include lying?

I am a Christian and it’s sort of embarrassing that some Christians will act like mindless sheep, not questioning and seeking the truth. I have some non-Christian friends ask me why we Christians are warmongers, when Jesus promoted peace. I have to convince them that I don’t think that way, but I use to when I was steeped in religion. I don’t really mean to offend my Christian friends and I understand where they’re coming from because I have been there. I just desire for their eyes to be opened.

The other day, I was driving and I saw a bumper sticker that said, “Give war a chance.” Underneath that sticker was one of those Jesus fish decals—how hypocritical and sad is that? Christians tout being "pro-life" and we must protect the unborn (I agree with that) but, how about being pro-life for the rest of humanity?