[The following is a guest post by our friend, Rick Frueh, on the topic of Christianity of Just War, from a Biblical Pacifist point of view. Chris L has written a similar post from the point of view of a Christian's support of the notion of Just War.]
Biblical Pacifism
Blessed are the peacemakers…
A Short Introduction
If [...]

[The following is a post in which I am writing about Christian support for a doctrine of "Just War". My friend, Rick Frueh, has written a similar post, in support of Biblical Pacifism.]
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot [...]

Merry Christmas to all!

Since I’m not reposting/updating the “Desanitizing Christmas” series this year (though I’ll likely do some updates next year to work in some objections an EO friend of mine has with my contention that Mary did not continue to be a virgin after Jesus’ birth, among other issues), here’s a quick ‘toon that hits on several [...]

“Do we have the same angry, demanding gods and goddesses, who are never satisfied? Do we just call them by different names?” – Rob Bell, The gods Aren’t Angry
Like all the best religions, fear of climate change satisfies our need for guilt, and self-disgust, and that eternal human sense that technological progress must be [...]

One of the nice Thanksgiving traditions in my household (followed more, I think for Zan’s benefit than mine) is that it is officially the first day it’s OK to play Christmas music around the house/in the car. As such, I spend a little bit of time browsing through my Christmas music, checking out the [...]