[lit-ideas] Re: The de-islamization of Europe
- From: Phil Enns <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:52:45 -0400
Lawrence Helm wrote:
"They [i.e. Lawrence's pacifist friends] ended up as ambivalent as the
people here."
That you thought this doesn't surprise me. You tell people what they
believe and then, surprise, surprise, tell them that these beliefs are
illogical, or ambivalent. There is nothing 'ambivalent' with the pacifist
position that nation states are compelled to defend themselves and that a
citizen of a state may believe that their participation in war is morally
wrong. Furthermore, there is nothing 'ambivalent' in the belief that taking
up arms is wrong and that one may find oneself in the position of having to
defend one's family.
Lawrence again:
"Catholics are not pacifistic."
A claim which shows how much you know about the state of contemporary
Christianity. See the recent statement by U.S. Catholic bishops on war.
Your 'knowledge' of Christianity is terribly parochial.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Glen Haven, NS
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