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USSMidwaydebrief_OCT2018.pptxUSS Midway Debrief
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
–Jesus, in Gospel According to Matthew 5:9
War:
the freely chosen use of physical and usually deadly force
by one political community against another political community
to compel the latter to submit to social, political, economic, or ideological objectives
Who would Jesus kill?
Pacifism: a refusal to resort to violence as a means of settling disputes
JWT: contends that war, although regrettable, is sometimes justified, but only under certain conditions and according to certain means
Holy War: war waged because God commands it or for other religious reasons
“I had no problem at all leading prayer for absolute victory without hesitation, as fighting in Operation Desert Storm began.” –Military Chaplain Al Jensen
Henry Reimer, Jr. and Dorothy Day, January 3, 1940
“We stand opposed to war. The Sermon on the Mount is our Christian manifesto.” –Dorothy Day
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