Free Republic

Faith during times of national conflict is an issue that I have been thinking about ever since the start of the war. The idea that somehow faith and war are, in some peoples view, mutually exclusive has become a prominent theme of late and has been espoused by anti-war activists throughout the world. ”If you Love [Insert Deity Here] You Have To Hate War” is their battle cry. I however have a very different view of this national conflict as it pertains to matters of faith. I think that my views will come as a great shock to many and...

<p>'Tis the time of disemboweled gourds and spooky black cats and sickly terrifying vice presidential ghosts, of dressing up the wee ones in carefully branded molded-plastic heavily trademarked Disney-owned characters and sending them out into the 'hood with a flashlight and a cute plastic pumpkin bucket and a small semiautomatic weapon and some nice candy-corn mace.</p>