by Monty Self | Aug 17, 2021 | Opinion
A Kargu-2 was used in Libya during a March 2020 skirmish, according to a June 2021 NPR report that cited a United Nations Security Council briefing. Turkish company STM makes the Kargu-2, a lethal autonomous weapons system (LAWS). The company describes the weapon as...
by Anthony Taylor | Sep 29, 2020 | Opinion
The Catholic Church has used the Just War Theory since the time of St. Augustine to help discern when and how force might be applied in the defense of the nation in time of conflict. The teaching of the church regarding war and peace is spelled out very clearly in...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 10, 2017 | Opinion
Just war theory has long been a means by which people of faith have sought to assess both the morality and wisdom of armed conflict. EthicsDaily.com has consistently set forth just war theory’s principles when U.S. leaders either contemplated or made a...
by Robert Parham | Aug 28, 2015 | Opinion
More than 50 American Christian leaders have signed a letter to Congress expressing support for the diplomatic agreement with Iran that would limit that nation’s nuclear program. These signatories include United Methodist Church bishops and other mainline...
by James L. Evans | Dec 14, 2009 | Opinion
A Baptist scholar and ethicist declared recently that the conflict in Afghanistan is an unjust war. Robert Parham, executive director of the Baptist Center for Ethics, wrote in his column at EthicsDaily.com that President Obama’s decision to increase troop size...
