Shane Claiborne: Trail of Mourning and Truth

Author and activist Shane Claiborne ("The Irresistible Revolution") shares experiences gained from a trip to Iraq in March 2003 with a Christian Peacemaker Team / Voices in the Wilderness delegation. On a very windy Good Friday a few days after the 5th anniversary of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq, the Brandywine Peace Community held its annual demonstration and nonviolent resistance outside the Lockheed Martin Corporation in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

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[boomac62]

I agree with all he has to say and as a veteran of the US Military (USN) I agree most strongly with him on his views on military force.

Peace to all

[schaapy89]

It isn't the job of the church to "conquer all evil". It's to be faithful.

[Shanerville]

@mellowtribe Are you a Christian? When Christ told us to love our enemy was he wrong? Christ, during his time, arguably had the power gather a violent uprising to end the persecution of the Jews by the Roman empire. When his enemies held him did he resist? Did he rebuke Peter for trying? I think that's how it goes.

[mellowtribe]

I understand his philosophy of not using force. But does america do when another slaughter of humans takes place to such a grand scale such as what happened to the jews? do we just pray for them? go over and hug their enimies? Detrich Bonhoffer considered it his duty to kill hitler to stop the slaughter of innocent human beings. Non-resistance works to a point but one cannot conquer all evil by "hugging" them too death.

[rab2591]

he's talking about Christian support of war.

Christians are called to be martyrs for God, not fighters for a country...that is his point.

[courageouscoward]

i spent 14 months in iraq on the frontlines as a quick reaction force for the theater of operations, and i never saw anybody use human shields...

[kroos87]

"If we pick up the sword we will die by the sword."

When Peter cut a guys ear off for coming for Jesus. He tells paul to sheeth his sword and then places the soldiers ear back to his head.

I'm not quite sure about just war or collateral damage anymore myself. Do we really need to crack a few eggs to make an omlet does teh ends really justify the means? The OT speaks of war but how many times does the NT speak of it?