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If any overarching conclusion emerges from the Afghan and Iraq Wars (and from their Israeli equivalents), it's this: victory is a chimera.
Andrew Bacevich
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If any overarching conclusion emerges from the Afghan and Iraq Wars (and from their Israeli equivalents), it's this: victory is a chimera. Andrew Bacevich |
Mother Teresa Principles: 1. global justice over nationalism 2. respect for people of other faiths and backgrounds 3. support for the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 4. religious liberty 5. recognition of structural sin 6. preferential option for the poor 7. rejection of capital punishment 8. compatibility of theology and science more |
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The Saturday Night Theologian Exegesis of Word and World, based on readings from the Revised Common Lectionary Readings for 25 July 2010 (Proper 12) Hosea 1:2-10; Psalm 85; Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19); Luke 11:1-13 I've heard it said that history is written by the victors. While that's often the case, it's not universally true. For example, Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee tells the story of the American West from a Native American perspective, and it is written by a Native American. Josephus, a Jew, wrote The Jewish Wars in the aftermath of the Roman defeat of the Jews in the late first century. . . . Prayer is a funny thing. We use it to praise God, and we use it to curse our enemies. We ask God to intervene on behalf of those in need, and we ask God for favors that will benefit us at others' expense. . . . As you prepare for worship this weekend, click here to read exegeses of this week's readings by Tod O. L. Mundo. Click here to see comments on the readings of previous weeks. Each week's commentaries will include comments from previous weeks, plus at least one completely new exegesis. |
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