tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12272116.post7476715300250045426..comments2023-04-02T09:07:15.247-05:00Comments on Denise M. Hartman: It's not an easy discussion to haveroamingwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11798304569822903068noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12272116.post-32949742376959166922010-09-27T23:51:24.671-05:002010-09-27T23:51:24.671-05:00This fascinates me as well. I am not strictly pac...This fascinates me as well. I am not strictly pacifistic, but I have gone from being not at all to believing that the rules for when war is acceptable are very narrow. When the Assemblies of God was originally founded it actually was officially pacifist, so it's not like being a pacifist automatically makes you a Lefty.<br /><br />My strongest argument against strict pacifism being Biblical is what Jesus said about the faith of the Centurion. My second strongest is the violence that God demanded throughout the Old Testament.<br /><br />That being said, most of the motivations for and actions in war are deeply anti-Biblical (or at least, anti-New Testament). I'm amazed at how willing Christians are willing to accept things like torture or violent rebellion if they serve to strengthen the purposes of the West.shakedusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380500891984359879noreply@blogger.com