tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430311074920331065.post8068053895636448293..comments2024-03-17T13:35:47.463+00:00Comments on Sacred Wrightings: The Prophet Isaiah on the UK Air Strikes Against SyriaTerry Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01641805384260706563noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430311074920331065.post-12075357331216013442015-12-11T14:34:34.708+00:002015-12-11T14:34:34.708+00:00I think war can be justified under certain conditi...I think war can be justified under certain conditions (though <i>what</i> those conditions are, I couldn't say!); but so much military action at the moment seems to smack only of playground politics.Terry Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641805384260706563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430311074920331065.post-58736262223800588772015-12-11T14:26:43.579+00:002015-12-11T14:26:43.579+00:00"I think it can be asserted, and reasonably s..."I think it can be asserted, and reasonably so, that the mind-set that assumes violence is the best response to violence is askew."<br /><br />I wholeheartedly agree with this sentence in particular.<br /><br />I struggle hugely with the whole question of whether military involvement in any conflict can ever be justified in Christian terms. On the whole, I'm not sure that it can... but then I'm very aware that we live in a deeply imperfect world where what's ideal can't always be achieved in practice, and sometimes we have to settle for the lesser of two evils.<br /><br />But I do nonetheless very strongly query the assumption that countering violence with violence is ultimately productive, beneficial or morally justifiable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430311074920331065.post-5597892646779700992015-12-04T09:50:32.450+00:002015-12-04T09:50:32.450+00:00Very, thanks :-)Very, thanks :-)Sandyhttp://multicolouredsmartypants.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430311074920331065.post-38132108564425409662015-12-03T16:19:01.307+00:002015-12-03T16:19:01.307+00:00Good to see you online again, Sandy. I hope your b...Good to see you online again, Sandy. I hope your break was beneficial.Terry Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641805384260706563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430311074920331065.post-90175162606882660212015-12-03T15:58:48.109+00:002015-12-03T15:58:48.109+00:00'...ultimately the Lord’s desire is not to dev...'...ultimately the Lord’s desire is not to devastate but to grow.' Amen.Sandyhttp://multicolouredsmartypants.comnoreply@blogger.com