On Peacemaking

Ben Witherington posted a challenging poem and reflection on war the other day. (Link.) He openly admitted that some of his readers would be upset. That was okay- he's a pacifist because he believes that is "exactly what Christ demands...in the Sermon on the Mount."

I couldn't agree more. Here is his summary reminding Christians to make some hard choices in this always essential discussion.

I think it is high time for all Christians, perhaps especially American ones, to have a more adequate theology of peacemaking, rather than seeking justification for participating in more wars. I may be wrong about this, but if so, I want to err on the side that I see the Savior, took for he is the one who believed that there were many things worth dying for, but nothing worth killing for. Indeed, he believed that killing violated the values that were worth dying for.