"The real gap is between our subconscious belief that righteous violence can redeem us, even ennoble us, and the chastening truth that violence debases and corrupts. As an American soldier in Iraq, I was both caught up in that myth and released from it: I could see what “the work of peace” really looked like, what American violence did to Iraqi homes and bodies, yet it remained my job to be an agent of that violence — a violence that neither redeemed nor enlightened."
This is a from an essay in the Times. It's longer, but read the whole thing. We often get people on this sub asking about whether or not joining the military is a Christian thing to do. There's a lot written about that subject, but I thought this essay offers good insight on that. Also, there have been discussions on the age divide on the issue of patriotism and whether or not we should be patriotic as Christians. This essay offers a different way to be patriotic without celebrating war.
To those in the US, happy 4th of July.
Submitted July 04, 2016 at 07:15AM by Unknown
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