From: dps@nasa.kodak.com (Dan Schaertel,,,)
Subject: Re: War  - should Christians fight?
Reply-To: dps@nasa.kodak.com
Organization: Eastman Kodak Company
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In article 28827@athos.rutgers.edu, david-s@hsr.no (David A. Sjoen) writes:
|>Personally, I think that Christians shouldn't fight.

|>2) As Christians, we are not supposed to defend ourselves
|>	Matt 5:38-48, Heb 10:33-34
|>3) War is a result of sin. Defense may be a necessary reaction to an
|>attack, but I don't think that we as Christians should take part in
|>this.


What if you are trying to defend someone else.  Should you allow killing and
oppression to continiue, or is it our obligation to protect the innocent?