Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Why I am not a pacifist...

"My path is clear here: I am to love my neighbor as myself, in the manner needed, in a practical way, in the midst of the fallen world, at my particular point of history. This is why I am not a pacifist. Pacifism in this poor world in which we live -- this lost world -- means that we desert the people who need our greatest help." -- Francis Schaeffer
 
I read an essay by CS Lewis yesterday by the same title. It was very interesting, his answers to the above question were enlightening. The essay is in the book called "Weight of glory" check it out if the topic stirs you.

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