Tag: Non-violence
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The Two Swords: Christians and Their Weapons
by Mark Arey | български | ქართული | Ελληνικά | Русский | Српски And they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords!” Jesus said to them, “It is enough.” – Luke 22:38 Americans, especially American Christians, have a fixation on their so-called “God-given Second Amendment Right” to arm themselves to the hilt. I know many […]
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War and Peace in Today’s World
by Nicholas Sooy “The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today’s World” offers timely statement on war, peace, and justice. The nature of conflict has evolved and the Church needs to counsel the faithful on the peacemaking vocation. This document offers an authoritative peace stance, and makes recommendations, but these are mostly too vague and […]