Posted in Peacemaking on March 11, 2008 | No Comments »
The world is drenched with mutual bloodshed. When individuals slay a man, it is a crime. When killing takes place on behalf of the state, it is called a virtue. - St. Cyprian
Posted in Peacemaking on March 10, 2008 | No Comments »
You have many things to ponder. Ponder paradise, where Cain, who destroyed his brother through jealousy, does not return. Ponder the kingdom of heaven to which the Lord admits only those of one heart and mind. Ponder the fact that only those can be called the sons of God who are peacemakers, who, united by [...]
Posted in Peacemaking, tagged christianity, orthodoxy, peace, Peacemaking on February 7, 2008 | No Comments »
“Nothing is so characteristically Christian as being a peacemaker.”– St Basil the Great, Letter 114
Posted in Peacemaking, tagged capital punishment, christianity, fighting, killing, murder, persecutions, war on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
“We [the Christians] started yesterday and already we have filled the world and everything that belongs to you — the cities, apartment houses, fortresses, towns, market places, the camps themselves, your tribes, town councils, the imperial palace, the Senate, the Forum. The only thing we have left to you are the temples. We can count [...]
Posted in Peacemaking, tagged capital punishment, just war, killing, life, murder, poverty, The Poor, war on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
“Above all things: forget not the poor, but support them to the extent of your means. Give to the orphan, protect the widow, and permit the mighty to destroy no man. Take not the life of the just or the unjust, nor permit him to be killed. Destroy no Christian soul, even though he be [...]
Posted in Peacemaking, tagged abel, aggression, balkans, cain, imperialism, invasion, murder, nations, pacifism, peace, Peacemaking, Psalter, serbia, war on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
“If we live as people of God, there will be room for all nations in the Balkans and in the world. If we liken ourselves to Cain who killed his brother Abel, then the entire earth will be too small even for two people. The Lord Jesus Christ teaches us to be always children of [...]
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