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Morning!

While I refuse to speak ill of a dead man, I will be happy to ex tole the virtues of Jesus Christ, the Ultimate Pacifist.

Anyone who doubts that "Love conquers all," clearly has not yet tried it. Love is a VERB, and it never fails to overcome evil.

While military soldiers may be willing to kill and/or be killed for their country in the name of "Freedom" (and I know that many of you here actually believe that this war is about freedom, and not greed and power), many pacifist followers of Jesus (Christian soldiers) are willing to die to preserve the only true freedom that exists - freedom in Christ.

Jesus didn't die on that cross so we could go on killing one another and chasing the almighty dollar. He died to set us free from such worthless pursuits as wealth and worldly power, and enslavement to sin.

Every person killed on the battlefield makes a mockery out of the work of the cross. How long before people learn to understand this? - Anij.

many pacifist followers of Jesus (Christian soldiers) are willing to die to preserve the only true freedom that exists - freedom in Christ.

Please provide details.

I am aware of martyrs, even today, but they would not desribe themselves as pacifists. Where are these pacifist soldiers ?

Sorry, I'm not speaking ill, I just learned a whole lot about Ghandi after I kept running into pacifists that also (that's me also) only knew one thing about him. There's a lot more to him than just passive resistance!

I'll go along with some of your "love" talk, but I don't believe that evil can be conquered. Maybe subdued, but it's always there, rising up again. Isn't that the test of men, to overcome their own evil? Heaven wouldn't be much of a reward if it was easy to get in, eh?

I can't believe that Jesus or any other reasonable being would want someone like Saddam in charge of millions, be it people or dollars. I don't think "love" is understood by some in that part of the world, as they've been clearly under evil influences for too long. How can we demonstrate "love" without removing or subduing the evil that exists, especially when that evil is willing to kill us before said message gets out?

The whole love thing with no ambition really breaks down once you pro-create, anyway, and become proud of your offspring. Pride is a sin, is it not?

Maybe we should've all drowned in the last world flood, and saved God and Jesus a pile of trouble.