Scriptorium
There are worse things than death for a Christian. One is to stand idly by while the innocent in our charge are threatened and made to live in a manner unworthy of creatures created in the image of God.
Almost all Christians at all times have scorned the easy virtue of pacifism which too often allows the dead letter of a principle to over ride real world compassion. Like the ignoble Pharisees of old, the pacifist puts his own personal purity over the hard work of doing justice in a fallen world.
But war is not a good thing for any Christian, we long for peace. Our paradise is no haven for warriors to feast and recount their bloody deeds. The Prince of Peace, our Savior, himself takes up His heavenly sword, but only after giving His own blood to try to make peace with His foes.
We hate war, but we are willing to fight if we must in a just cause. The pagan Spartans loved War and were happy to fight. The parasitic pacifist hates War and is too short sighted to wage justice.
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Against the 300 who would die to preserve the slave state of Sparta (so much like that of the American Confederacy), the Christian republican places the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Never vote for a party that cannot sing this song and mean it. (more)
