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What makes a war just?
"Many Christian churches have opposed, or
cautioned against, war with Iraq—in marked contrast to their
initial support for the Vietnam War in the 1960s. The mainstream
western churches, having subjected the claims of the Bush administration
to careful scrutiny, remain unconvinced about the moral legitimacy
of the war and have refrained from blessing any such endeavour..."
"In Christian thinking about war, there have
been two main strands: just war and pacifist theory. Pacifism is
often a powerful, mute challenge to the national conscience. But
public discussion will be the poorer if it is the only Christian
contribution..."
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