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Will The Real Church Please Stand Up 

by Katanya R. Carson

  

Let me say from the outset: this is not directed at any particular denomination. Will somebody please tell me who in the world christened the Christian Right as the official spokespersons for the Body of Christ concerning this war? So I'm watching Nightline the other month to find a leader from a very large conservative denomination putting his and his denomination's "stamp of approval" on this war on Iraq.

  

Funny, they didn't bother to contact the National Council of Churches or Tony Campolo, or the praying grandmamas I hear near tears on the radio decrying this "shock and awe" crap as "shock and shame."

  

I am NOT a pacifist. Let's get that straight. But I am not looking for war and conflict under every rock. I take the Bible seriously when Jesus reminds us that those who live by the sword die by the sword. We need to pursue peace as much as possible. I simply don't think the Bush dictatorship....er....I mean administration has any clue what pursuing peace means, especially since a number of them claim to follow Christ.

  

How comforting (YIKES!). This assault on Iraq is ungodly and Christians needs to take up prayer along with the picket sign to let our voices of dissent be heard over the propaganda from church leaders who willingly participate in this orgy of preemptive strikes.

  

God help us all.

 

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Katanya R. Carson is a first year seminary student in Washington D.C. who enjoys preaching, eating, and annoying the daylights out of people. She is currently wrestling with the proposition of incarnational apologetics. Please do not steal this phrase from her.

  

 

  

  

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