Tag Archives: war

Leaving Meshech, abandoning Kedar

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Tim Archer

Bombs going off in Boston. Stabbings at a college in Texas. Bullets ending the lives of children in Connecticut. Unmanned aircraft dropping bombs on unsuspecting Afghans. Heads of state threatening to unleash nuclear war. Terrorists calling for murder on a … Continue reading →

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No more speaking up for evil

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Tim Archer

OK, I want to go back to a recurring theme on this blog, the idea of speaking to the political system from outside the system. I admittedly wrestle with terminology a bit, for I tend to think of politics in … Continue reading →

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Stop supporting the “war” on terrorism

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Tim Archer

Some of my Christian friends support war when that war can be defined as a just war. Not everyone who holds this position is versed in “just war theory,”so I guess we can’t expect all wars to meet those criteria … Continue reading →

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Righting historical wrongs

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Tim Archer

As we look at questions of justice on a global scale, we quickly come to see that situations are very complex. For example, disputes over territorial claims aren’t easily resolved. (Anybody remember The Google Maps War?) To illustrate, imagine a … Continue reading →

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Does Just War Theory bring peace or just war?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Tim Archer

I saw a question asked online the other day which I found to be quite compelling. I read Rex Butts’ blog post on “The Evangelistic Scandal,” which led me to Scot McKnight’s discussion of Lee Camp’s new book. The interview refers to … Continue reading →

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