"Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God." (Matthew 5:9NIV)
"Father, why must wars be fought?" (line from "March to the witches castle" by The Funkadelic)
The question in the prayer of the song "march to the witches castle" by The Funkadelic was addressing the ending of the war in Vietnam and soldiers returning home from one hell and stepping into the nightmare of readjustment. All of this because of war.
And as we approach the 8th anniversary of 9/11/01 and the subsequent war that was launched through a pre-emptive strike on Iraq, the same question is just as valid; "Why must wars be fought?" The original question by The Funkadelic was addressed in a prayer to God but I also want to ask each of us, "Why MUST wars be fought?"
I focus on the word "MUST" because there are those who think that we have to bomb people; we have to send drone planes to KILL people we believe are apart of the Taliban or other so-called "terrorist" sympathizers. America is engaged in two wars that don't seem to have an end in sight. How do you defeat a notion? How do you destroy a thought? How does killing bring peace? How can you occupy another person's country and expect sympathy and cooperation? How do you justify unlimited funding of the war effort but extremely limited funding of social programs to lift up those stuck at the bottom of your free society?
What justifies two wars and one that has proven to have dubious reasons as to why it was started in the first place? Why is Killing so acceptable to a so-called Christian nation? If Jesus said "Blessed are the peacemakers..." then what rational do you use for sitting silent as our country fights two wars against a small segment of a country yet disrupting the whole in the process?
Does any Christian have an answer they can take to God and tell me as to Why MUST wars be fought?
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Rev, I don't believe in war at all. Why? Glad you ask.#1 The people that started the mess is never on the front line. They are the ones who can't agree with one another. They need to learn how to agree to disagree and take what is good each other difference and make it work out for the good of all. #2 Power, everyone wants to have all the power. Blood is shed from innocence people who probably don't know why they are fighting each other. Again the ones front line are the wrong one out there. AlLL people need to realize God hold ALL the power for this journey we are on. God gives us ALL that we need to survive this life. The answer to your question is no, war should not be fought but Love MUST be given . Edwina.
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