Sunday, September 09, 2012

Yale theologian-philosopher Miroslav Volf's Value No. 12

Value #12

Value: War is almost never justifiable, and every adequate justification has to show how a particular war is an instance of loving one’s neighbors and loving one’s enemies.

Rationale: “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? (Matthew 5:43-44).

Debate: There is a legitimate debate on whether acts of war can ever be a form of love of neighbor and of enemy and, if they can, what kind of action of an enemy is a justifiable cause for a war (rule of a tyrant?) and what kind of conduct of war (drones?) is necessary for war to be just.

Questions to Ask: Has the candidate supported or advocated ending of unjust wars in the past? Has the candidate condemned significant forms of unjust conduct of war?

Value No. 1: Freedom to Choose Way of Life

Value No. 2: Concern for the Poor

Value No. 3: Quality and Affordable Education

Value No. 4: Economic Growth

Value No. 5: Abolish Death Penalty

Value No. 6: Speak the Truth in Love

Value No. 7: Eradicate Global Poverty

Value No. 8: Live within our Means; No Reckless Borrowing

Value No. 9: Every Citizen Equal Access to have Say on Human Flourishing, Common Good

Value No. 10: Meaningful employment

Value No. 11: Special Care for the Elderly

 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Be it known to all who read this: Hasatan, was the first political leader who started the political process as we know it today. He twisted the order of God in order to establish his own, which is chaos.

When HaSatan tempted Jesus, he offered him his world system which is in his dominion to give it to Jesus if Jesus would worship him. Jesus didn't bow to his temptation because he knew Satan as a liar. What HaSatan wanted was for Jesus to worhip him instead of God his Father. Jesus overcame him by the Word of God not by his self-determination.

What this mean is: The political process of the world system is ruled by HaSatan. Yes, that includes the United States of America. Being Democrate or Republican is not biblically based.

It is God who established form of government. But most of the governance of the world is based on HaSatan system and not base on Torah system. Even Israel governance today is not based on the Torah system, which they should.

Overall, God still rules over the goverment of man whether they like it or not. God can and will take one nation to punish another nation as he sees fit.

I'm pretty sure there is a prince of the air who is in control of the Cambodian government. If the opposition party ever win the next round they have to deal with this prince of the air who job is to keep the people blindfolded and enslaved to Satan system.

The Good News is that the time of Satan's rule is about to come to its End. But with this hope is also the Judgment of God. God is just and he must punish sin. People think that they can get by without consquences of their wrong doing, but they are so wrong-it is that God is just delay is judgment on them. Non escape his judgment, not even Pol Pot or Kim Young Ill.

His holy order will be restored as it was before HaSatan turned it upside down. The Pyramid is actually HaSatan emblem. Look at your dollar bill. Look at your religious buildings, most of them resemble a pyramid, obelisk, zikkarat.

The Washington Monument overall height is 666 feet tall from underground base to the tip. And base is 666 inches square above ground. Somehow this 666 number happens to be in the Bible. Remember, the bible was writen over 2000 years ago. Washington is ruled by a Prince of the air.

Wild~Wisconsinite