Try the Southern Baptists, Church of God, or Assembly of God.
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Witch Doctors and Tribal Chiefs - Faith and Force.
Then he ain't looked hard enough.
The Unitarians? When did they become a major Christian denomination? I must have blinked when it happened.
Many of the "churches" listed don't "say yes" to a lot of things: keeping pedophiles away from children, condemning abortion, allowing weapons for personal protection, and even ownership of private property.
A couple of of those nominally-Christian denominations listed also have a fair number of officials who have a hard time saying yes to the divinity of Jesus Christ and the primacy of Scripture-- which is why many people like me have an easy time saying "NO" to these organizations.
That is why the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops should issue restatements of the relevant timeless moral principles involved, but should refrain from issuing statements about particular, immediate, contingent matters.
"War is evil. But it is necessary when peace and good order are threatened. This basic fact has been glossed over by years of leftist propaganda in the media and especially in education."
"America too was established by God-fearing men who founded that great nation on the basic Christian values, paying tribute to the virtues of sacrifice, honour and courage. Now we are being told that this is all bigotry and we have to consider other religions. We must not offend others with the truth. Not that the left cares about religion. The left hates absolutes except in its own godless religion of socialism."
"When I see the No War stickers, I wonder whether these people driving their SUVs would start riding bicycles to avoid our need for oil. Would they stop flying in jets? Do they ever consider the brave men and women who gave their lives for the peace we enjoy?"
"Perhaps we as Orthodox Christians are waging a rear-guard action. Nevertheless it is our duty to sacrifice ourselves as did those before us for what is true, honest, just, pure, is lovely, or of good report.. (Phil 4: 8)"
Gregory is a man of small worth who owes his postion to his skin color. He's the one who filled the sex-abuse oversight board with politicians, many of whom are Rats such as Robert Bennett; that Californian Congressman who was Clinton's chief of staff; and Anne Burke the judge whom the newly elected Rat governor of Illinois invited to swear him in.
Have them call my southern baptist pastor
I agree with Bishop Gregory. But before you flame me, let me explain.
He is right about the possible criteria for a "just" preemptive strike:
1) the threat of an imminent attack of a serious nature, and/or
2) involvement in past terrorist attacks.
So now the question becomes: Is there evidence that the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq meets either or both of those criteria?
If the answer is yes, then a preemptive, measured strike--with the goal of removing Saddam from power, defeating his forces, and eliminating the threat of his weapons--is indeed justified.
As to threat of imminent attack, an analogy can be made to a deranged, dangerous individual who hates your guts and now has a gun aimed against you and your family. He needn't have already pulled the trigger for you to act in self-defense.
And as to involvement in past terrorist attacks--by "involvement" I mean sponsoring, supporting, or sheltering the terrorists, and by "past attacks" I include not just 9-11 but also the 1993 WTC bombing, the USS Cole, etc.--if Saddam has been involved in past attacks against the United States, then a military strike by us would not really be "preemptive" or a "first" strike, would it?
Furthermore, in carrying out a military action, it is necessary for our government to proceed in a legitimate, orderly way, according to the established authority. Under our Constitution, then, it is incumbent upon the Bush Administration to present the evidence to Congress (this can be done without compromising our intelligence operations) and to receive a formal Declaration of War (not just some previous 9-11 "resolution").
Oh, I happen to be a Lutheran minister (Missouri Synod, the "conservative" Lutherans, in contrast to the extremely liberal ELCA mentioned in the article). The Lutheran Confessions do permit a "just war," as it has historically been defined. As far as the current Iraqi situation, though, I speak only for myself and not for our church body, since we have not taken an official position on it.
Another special prayer time will be held tomorrow between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. at my church. Others are participating, also. No Christian I know really wants war, of course, but there are plenty of us who support the removal of evil from this world; a task that can only be accomplished with God's blessing and assistance. Scripture is clear: we'll never be rid of all of it, but we'll do our part to remove what we can.