How Do We Respond to the "Enemy"?

Jess and I are part of a "bloc" with some of our friends at Watershed Charlotte...our Faith Community (not a cult)...where we discuss life, faith, purpose, the Church, God and even raise questions we have on Christian Theology and philosophy. Our discussions this "semester" are centered around the book Irresistible Revolution, by Shane Claiborne, a self-described "ordinary radical." The book turns conventional Christianity on its head...and we love the way it challenges us on the ways we live our lives.

I wanted to post a link to one of Shane's recent blogs (actually not so recent...it was written in January 2007 after Saddam Hussein was executed). I love the way Shane presents how we, as people of faith, should respond and treat our enemies who do us harm. I've said many times before that I am not a proponent of our domestic or foreign policies being based solely on Christian principals, as I am a strong advocate of religious freedoms and separation of church and state. However, our government is responsible to shape it's actions based on values of ordinary Americans. With that in mind, I find it interesting the hard line position many Evangelical Christians take when it comes to war, terrorism, and responding to our enemies. And as the strongest base support for the Republicans, how different would our Foreign Policy look if Christians took a long look at the policies they demand of our Government when it comes to how we are responding to our adversaries.

Check out this article and let me know what you think.

http://blog.beliefnet.com/godspolitics/2007/01/shane-claiborne-communicating-through.html