Obama and War: What Would Jesus Do?

John W. Whitehead August 5th, 2010

Barack Obama came into office proclaiming hope and change and a personal adherence to the teachings of Jesus Christ, who preached a message of peace, love and nonviolence. Yet as I point out in this week's vodcast, any hope that Obama's professed religious beliefs might lead him to put an end to the endless wars was short-lived.

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Bush and Habeas Corpus: Gutting the Constitution

John W. Whitehead March 31st, 2008

Incredibly, President Bush would have us believe that the rights of citizenship are only as good as the ground a citizen literally stands on. In recent oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving Mohammad Munaf and Shawqi Omar, a Bush Administration lawyer argued that "American citizens, when they go abroad, they have to take what they get."

Munaf and Omar, both American citizens, were arrested in Iraq by American military personnel and have been in the custody of … (Read More)

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War is for Nahouls

Erik Guzman July 25th, 2007

War… what is it good for? Here's something, it's good for keeping this crap in check.

But what about Jesus' teaching to love your enemies and turn the other cheek? As Christians, is killing ever justified? If we live by the sword, won't we die by the sword? But what are the alternatives? Is there a place for passive resistance on the world stage today?

Join us for this edition of Etcetera as we talk about all this. Sure, the Internet Stream of Collective Consciou … (Read More)

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The Big Lie: American Forces Are Leaving Iraq

John W. Whitehead March 29th, 2007

"Iraqis do not support an indefinite occupation and neither does America."–George W. Bush

American politicians have mastered the art of the sleight-of-hand: what you see and hear cannot always be believed. A classic example of the government's deceptive mastery can be seen in the current debate over withdrawing American troops from Iraq.

CNN recently reported that nearly 60% of Americans polled want to see U.S. troops leave Iraq either immediately or within a year. And to … (Read More)

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