Very true. Additionally, the author doesn't even articulate Luther's real view. The problem isn't fighting Islam, the problem is the church running a military campaign. The state bears the sword, not the church.
Yeah, considered mentioning that. Luther had plenty to say against Islam, but was focused on theological issues - NOT matters of state. Just because he didn’t actively say “fight Muslims!” doesn’t mean he was pro-Islam.
I actually ran into something like this. Long story short, someone left our church because the denomination did not take an active stand against the second US-Iraq war. This was bewildering to the rest of us, because we didn’t think the denomination has legal standing to take such a non-theological position.