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Date Posted: Wed, 03/26/03 5:38pm
Author: Bella
Subject: Re: Christianity and War .....
In reply to: sunny 's message, "Christianity and War ....." on Sun, 03/23/03 8:08pm

Sunny,
Last night I posted on this, can't remember exactly what I said but it would have been anti the organised Christians religions (or the way they are interpreted by some followers). One thing your topic coincided with, which I didn't go into last night because it was late and I was tired and rambling, was that yesterday morning there was an interesting debate on BBC news (so interesting I left an hour late for work rather than videotape it) between 3 clerics, 2 Christian (one had been an Army chaplain) and one Muslim. They were really debating where, or if, Christianity comes into a war, or any other religion. The Muslim man is vehemtly anti the Iraq war, although he sees himself now as British. He feels that the anti-American, anti-British backlash in the Arab world is going to be prolonged and bitter. The 2 Christians were seeing the war as "God's work", or rather men (and women) doing God's work - painful though it is, we are striving for a better world etc. It was a far more interesting discussion than I've made it sound, it's particuarly interesting to hear Muslim views at this time. the fact that Bush is apparently considered to believe he is on a divine mission and has been chosen by God to wage war on Iraq I found somewhat unnerving. Do you think that is true, anyone? I would have said the motives were somewhat different. I don't which is more frightening actually, if he actually believes that, or the ulterior motives he may have.

Bella

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Re: Christianity and War ..... -- sunny, Wed, 03/26/03 11:44pm
- Re: Christianity and War ..... -- Bella, Thu, 03/27/03 5:41pm