by Starlette Thomas | Oct 30, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
My introduction to violence was intimate and domestic. My father’s fist met my mother’s face at night. Maybe that’s why I never want to see it again. Violence was familial, which made it familiar. Like the back of my father’s hand, I knew it when I saw it. Far from...
by Starlette Thomas | Oct 23, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
For or against, war calls us to take sides, which leaves the pacifist in a difficult position. While there are causes for which I would give my life, there are none worth killing people over. As a peace-worker, I would put my body on the line to ensure that the war...
by Chris Heron | Feb 24, 2016 | Opinion
Christianity has had a horrendously complicated and shifting attitude to violent conflict. Here are five moments in Christian history that demonstrate our complex relationship with war. 1. The dogged pacifism of the early church. The early church had it tough. Facing...
by David Swartz | Jun 6, 2014 | Opinion
Jay Beaman, a sociologist at Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon, likes to do historical experiments. After extensive research, he sends emails to members of Ancestry.com, telling them that he has found a relative of theirs who claimed religious objection on...
by Tyler Tankersley | Oct 29, 2013 | Opinion
Seattle-based megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll is no stranger to controversy. He recently wrote a blog titled “Is God a Pacifist?” that has garnered much attention and reaction. Driscoll is currently in the midst of a sermon series that is journeying...
