SHOCK: Church: Iran Nukes "the best" deterrent to U.S.

UCC Truths ^ | 11/23/2004 | James Hutchins

[AllTheRage]

United Church of Christ: "...possession of a nuclear weapon is the best deterrent to a pre-emptive strike by the United States"

November 22, 2004 - Justice and Witness Ministries of the United Church of Christ issued an action alert today criticizing the United States, and particularly Colin Powell, for releasing information "alleging Iran of secret weapons facilities". The alert suggests that Powell and an exiled Iranian resistance group, which is recognized by the State Department as a terrorist organization, conspired in releasing the information simultaneously. The alert goes further and states "In the new post-Iraq war world where possession of a nuclear weapon is the best deterrent to a pre-emptive strike by the United States, Iran's ongoing uranium enrichment program, ostensibly for power plants, is a tremendous concern." The backhanded concern for Iran's nuclear capabilities also appears to legitimize the use of nuclear weapons as a deterrent against the United States. In addition to the vulgar suggestion, many of the claims made in the announcement are either stated out of context or are all together false.

[AllTheRage]

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[Paleo Conservative]

We definitely need to preempt Iran's nuclear program.

[PhotoFixer3]

I think they are wishing for Armageddon lol

[Valin]

Whenever I see words like Justice and Witness Ministries alarm bells start going off.

[Angry Enough]

This is exactly why I left the UCC.

[Valin]

I think they are wishing for Armageddon

You're assuming they believe in Armageddon.
See Armageddon must be seen in the context of the times it was written. The ultra-extremeist-rightwing fundimentalist living in jesusland who really believe that there will be an Armageddon aren't sophisticated enough and don't have a the highly developted insights into the REAL meaning of these verses as the leadership of the UCC.

[103198]

Me too, in 1966.

[SedVictaCatoni]

In case you didn't believe it: Yes, there is a Religious Left.

[AllTheRage]

Yes there is!

[AllTheRage]

A number of churches have left as well. Somehow the folks that that run the show just don't get it.

[Cold Heat]

Sure, if only Saddam had possesed nukes, we would not have attacked them.

What idiots!

I note the MSM has just begun to identify leftist Christians in their effort to undermine conservatives by 2008.

It is their new thing!

[Rain-maker]

Only fools think they can usher in Armageddon.

[AllTheRage]

So true...

[Hugin]

The psycho mullahs want to use nukes on Jerusalem to destroy Judaism and Christianity. They believe if Jerusalem is gone the Jews and Christians will realize that the Messiah cannot come there (or come back) which will prove that Allah is greater than their God. They have said so publicly. And these fools are worried about us pre-emting them.

[SunkenCiv]

The so-called "United Church of Christ" needs to be dragged to court over its political stance(s), and stripped of its status as a religion. Tax it and litigate it out of existence. That's reciprocity for the judge in Anderson county's huge cross removal order, and Schuler's IRS trouble (caused by some leftwing org), among many other things.

[Apercu]

Religious Left = Oxymoron

[Reactionary]

Ah. So I guess the Stalinist freaks in the Church of Christ now walk hand-in-hand with fascists the world over.

Very cute. Very Christian.

[monkeyshine]

"the folks that that run the show just don't get it"

How long did it take Saddam to "get it"?

Sometimes you can't wait for them to get it, you have to act.

[Haro_546]

How exactly is Iran going to use the nukes against us?