Invade America

The Left generally comes unglued when we challenge their patriotism but in a post on today's Daily Kos (one of the Left's most widely read blogs) the writer actually said that the United States needs not only to be invaded, but occupied!

Unfortunately, America is at a point that to be able to really feel again, to regain that compassion, it needs to be invaded and occupied in the same way that we have invaded and occupied Iraq. Then there might be a greater chance that Americans will be more reluctant to accept the invasion of another country. Maybe seeing and feeling the same level of destruction that we have inflicted on Iraq, at least the American public will understand why invading another country is unconscionable except in the most dire circumstances - which means after that country has directly attacked the United States. And that has not happened since World War II.

Can we challenge their patriotism yet? Better yet, can we try them for treason?

War: Islam and Christianity

I recently finished reading a book called “War; Four Christian Views” which tries to present the range of Christian views on war as advocated by four Christian theologians.

After each one argues for his view the other three critique that view. The four positions are

1) “Christian Pacifism: Christians are called to peacemaking, which excludes any participation in war.”

2) “Biblical Nonresistance: Christians may participate in war only as noncombatants.”

3) “Just War: Christians may fight in a defensive war.”

4) “Preventive War: Christians may go to war to stop attack or correct outrageous injustice.”

It is important to note that not one of the four theologians defended war for the purpose of taking another nation’s goods, expanding territory, or spreading Christianity. In fact, it is safe to say that all four theologians would have strongly argued against such notions.

Modern Jihadists, on the other hand, following the example of Muhammad, specifically advocate war for the purpose of spreading Islam (and in the process, taking land and goods).