Posts filed under: Peace and Violence

Peace and Violence

Francois’ blogs contrasting peacemakers and those who advocate violence and warfare

Evangelical Leaders React to Christian Nationalism and the Attack on the Capitol

On January 6, supporters of the 45th president of the United States were involved in a riot that culminated in a violent invasion of the United States Capitol. The rioters... Read More

Gun Violence and the Second Amendment

While gun violence has been taking more and more innocent lives in America, gun lovers firmly assert their individual right to bear arms, pointing to the Second Amendment as the... Read More

Charlottesville: White Supremacy in the Open

The recent events in Charlottesville were an easy test for Christianity: Christians should unequivocally condemn bigotry, hatred and violence. Unfortunately, it is not clear that white evangelicals, who tend... Read More

The Kingdom of God – A Kingdom that Does not Rely on Warfare

The Kingdom of God Is Not of This World As a reminder, the focus of this website is the kingdom of God according to Jesus.  In the prologue of his... Read More

Are the Crusades to be Viewed as Christian Ventures?

  Obama and Santorum Talk About the Crusades On February 5, 2015, President Obama spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D. C., where he cautioned against directly linking... Read More

One Thing C. S. Lewis Was Wrong About

C. S. Lewis was a very influential author and an inspiration to many Christians. However, in his book Mere Christianity, he made some statements about acceptable Christian violence that... Read More

Peace or a Sword?

While there is no doubt that Jesus expects his followers to be peacemakers, it is often assumed that he made an exception when he declared that he did not come... Read More
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