Posted by Dave on 10/05/06 at 10:32:50 am
Categories: Theological Ravings, Non-violence

Hugo has a great post on pacifism in light of the recent shootings in Pennsylvania:

It is with the certainty that death does not separate us from each other or from God that I can claim my pacifism. If I thought death was the end of the story, I'd probably be packing heat in the glove compartment of my Toyota Solara. To prolong the short lives of my loved ones here on earth, I would do anything and everything. But I know that love endures past the end. I know that I am called to follow Christ first and foremost. Thanks to Him, I already know how the story turns out in the end. Those of us who are true pacifists are not cowards who run in fear, muttering prayers of thanksgiving for the protection offered us by violent men. We are people who have seen the end of the book.

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