This is a great post by Angel on her position on the war in Iraq, and her philosophy as a Christian. It is well worth reading the whole thing.

I am not for war. You can call me a peacenik. You can call me a traitor. You can call me un-American. I call myself a follower of Christ. As a follower of Christ I must do as Christ teaches us to do. Whether or not I want to or not. Regardless what my human nature calls me to do.

As I said today over at MediaSoul, "If being a Christian makes me un-American, then so be it. Christ is bigger than America." And, I mean that. It is like loving the sinner and hating the sin. I love my country and at times hate what it does. I don't cheer it on when it is doing wrong. Christ is who I follow. Not man.

And, it doesn't matter what man says. It doesn't matter what a preacher says at a pulpit. It doesn't matter what the 700 Club says. It doesn't even matter what Billy Graham says, as much as I love and respect him. If what any man says is in direct opposition to what Christ says, Christ is the one I listen to. Christ comes first. No one else comes first. Not my Daddy, not my children, not my husband, not my grandmother. Not my president. Not my political party. Not a political idealogy. Not my country. Not my mayor. Not my theology professor.

Christ is the answer. No man knows better than Christ. That is what I am learning on My Walk. And, where Christ goes I will follow. He is the love of my life. He is the food I eat and the water I drink. I may trip and I may stumble, but Jesus will never let me fall. Jesus loves me and it is He who promises eternal life. No one else.

I am a Christian, perhaps my faith is demonstrated differently from others, even Angel at times, but I believe in what she has stated above.

I am often shocked by the hatred that comes from some quarters in the name of Christ, and often ponder how these people will be judged. I likewise wonder how I will be judged, realizing only too painfully my own flaws and weaknesses.

Time will be the judge of who among us is right. One of the reasons many of us on the Left continue to be outraged about Rove's comments, is that some on the Right judge principle for weakness.

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Posted by: Rogue at June 29, 2005 08:31 PM