Christian Pacifism

7 Jan

Written By Roman Peasant

The words "No War" and a crossed out missile are spray painted in black on a concrete wall.

Do all Christians have to be pacifists? What did Jesus preach and what examples did He leave for us?

Expedition 44

Sermon on the Mount (part 3): Nonviolence and Enemy Love

Is God Violent? Why does he allow and even take part in OT violence and killing?

The Bad Roman

Fight Like a Christian

Our fight is nonviolent and the weapons are spiritual. We invite you to radically show the world what it means to love your enemies, to help the world experience the love of Christ.
- with Keith Giles & Jason Porterfield

Waging Peace: Seeing God Before the Resurrection

How often do we use the bible to justify violent means to imagined peaceful ends?
- with Jason Porterfield

The Pacifist Case for Gun Rights

Can the same Jesus who says “blessed are the peacemakers”, and commands us to turn the other cheek and to love our neighbor, be the same God who created us with the right to own a weapon that has the ability to bring to fruition the opposite of all those things?
- with Abby Cleckner

Rival Nations

War is Abolished

How the birth of Jesus Christ changes everything.

The Nonviolence of Jesus

How Jesus defied everyone’s expectations of power.

NRA Jesus

Does Jesus really tell his followers to use swords?

The Bad Roman: The War in Yemen

Craig is passionate about the US getting out of the war in Yemen and has discussed it with Scott Horton.

Yemen: The War with No End

What we’re doing in Yemen is illegal. We are providing every kind of support (besides troops) to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Al Qaeda as they bomb and blockade the Houthi people in the north. Children are starving. There is a long, complicated history of us meddling in the Middle East that led us to this point. Scott lays it all out for us.

The United States Empire: Genocide in Yemen and Beyond

Scott shares his insights regarding the culture war aspect in partisan politics and how every president since George H. W. Bush has been the same product with a different brand name.