religious affiliation vs. support for war

[Soylent Brice]

i am curious if there is a correlation between the two, and whether religion trumps politics.

[panader0]

1. It has always been beyond my understanding

how a Christian can support any war. Christ was called the 'Prince of Peace".

[Soylent Brice]

2. i've had similar notions, and always was curious how it can be justified.

most religions have specific rules about murder. it's interesting because, as George Carlin also said, it's always religious folks who see murder as "negotiable".

(in reference to his ten commandments bit)

[Greyhound]

7. Yeah, but that was the old hippie Christ.

We now have the New and Improved Super Christ. He kicks ass and charges a fee afterward.

[TexasObserver]

3. Not religious and not favoring more war.

The push for war is almost exclusively among those who think they have God on speed dial.

[Soylent Brice]

5. i'm just trying to figure out why more religious organizations aren't

protesting the war/troop increase. one could assume (having any knowledge of most religions) that you would think that religious orgs would be the first to step up and speak out against.

it doesn't appear to be the case.

[spoony]

8. You just aren't hearing about it.

Go to unitedforpeace.og where they tell you about peace vigils and war protests in your area. There are many congregations that hold weekly or monthly peace vigils. The media only want to talk to Pat Robertson and Ann Coulter, but appearances are deceiving.

[TexasObserver]

9. That's because there aren't very many, outside of Quakers and UUers.

There's a small number of Christian churches who oppose the war, but not many.

I'm sure if you were able to determine the war support of those who attend a Christian church twice weekly, it would be dramatically more favorable of war. Modern Christendom has no problem killing in wars.

[meow2u3]

4. Personally, I think Obama should beef up the intelligence operation in Afghanistan

Either that, or he should transform the mission from a combat role to strictly a peacekeeping one.

[CatholicEdHead]

6. Still active religious

and I understand why we are in Afghanistan, but more troops is not a easy solution in that theater. The solution to remove down the threat of Al Qaeda is not an easy one. Iraq was a completely misplaced plan.

Soft power in the end will win in Afghanistan, though it is not an easy road.