Tuesday, December 06, 2005
To the editor:
Sally Santana, religion columnist and avid viewer of "The West Wing", has written that in all of her studies, she has never seen where Jesus led or condoned war. She might instead try looking for verses in suport of absolute pacifism. To advocate allowing, through inaction, the mass murder of others, would be a far cry from the teachings of our Lord. One ought to respond to a blow to one's own cheek by presenting one's own other cheek. For those who have assumed responsibility for national defense to presume to turn the collective cheeks of those who pay them to deter aggression would be an entirely different matter.
Dave Munger