The First Missionary War, Chapter 1, Michael Routery, 1997:“The Christian religion has, so often, spread through violence, force and coercion. Yet, its advocates, who have written […]

NET Bible on Matthew 22:16 “The Herodians [mentioned only here] were Jewish supporters of the Herodian dynasty (or of Herod Antipas in particular)….This probably reflects agreement regarding political objectives (nationalism as […]

The Old Covenant Law of Moses: Lev 19:16-18; 33-34: 16 NLT best captures the sense: Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. […]

In Matthew 5:11 Jesus says that “God will bless you when people insult you, mistreat you, and tell all kinds of evil lies about you because […]

Asbridge, The First Crusade, pp 84-88. As the fire of crusading enthusiasm spread across Europe in 1096, tens of thousands of Latin Christians prepared to leave […]

There is violence, even of the lethal kind, on the part of Christians in the NT. BUT Christians will only be violent at the parousia, i.e., […]

by Sidney Hatch In the history of Christendom, the doctrine of the trinity has not produced the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22, 23). Rather, it […]

The U.S.A. celebrates July 4, Independen Day. Now, this is not unique to the USA. For example, on the same month France celebrates Bastille Day, July […]

From the book Peacemakers by Jim Wallis, p. 14-20. In August, 1945, Fr. George Zabelka, a Catholic chaplain with the U.S. Army air force, was stationed […]

The latest Russia-Ukraine conflict has once again ignited questions about what our Christian response to war and lethal self-defense in general should be. Many sincere, zealous […]

America the Beautiful is a popular US patriotic song that many even prefer to the US Anthem itself. The lyrics are a mix of nationalism and […]

by Anthony Buzzard In John 18:36 Jesus never said, my kingdom will never be on the earth. Such a statement would destroy the entire Bible at […]