Should Followers of the Prince of Peace Be the Easiest to Convince to Go to War?

For you bear with anyone if he enslaves you, if he devours you, if he takes advantage of you, if he exalts himself, if he hits you in the face. 2 Cor 11:13-20

clipped from go.sojo.net This season of Lent, we are truly living "in darkness and in the shadow of death" as we mark, on March 19, 2008, the fifth anniversary of the war with Iraq. It is a war that is being waged by our country, financed by our taxes, and fought by our sisters and brothers. As U.S. Christians, we issue a call to the American church to lament and repent of the sin of this war. We lament the suffering and violence in Iraq. ... We lament the effects of this war on our country. ... We repent of our failure to fully live the teaching of Jesus to be peacemakers. ... We believe repentance means more than just being sorry. ... We dedicate ourselves to the biblical vision of a world in which nations do not attempt to resolve international problems by waging war on other nations. ... »Click here to see the full statement and signers