Ill-considered Theological Critiques of Bush

I'm sorry but this theological critique of Bush infuriates me. I respect Stassen but this is one more example of blinkered academics living in la-la-land where they can condemn the actions of the government without a single mention of A) what they would do instead, or B) the real evil of the enemy we face. This just Sontag liberalism dressed in (self-righteous) Christian vestments.

Over the last weeks, we have agreed to the attached statement. We identify five points that we believe are indispensable for followers of Jesus, and rejections of the current teachings that nullify those points. We believe we have made a critical and thoughtful statement on the theology of war that endangers us, and points to a better alternative.

Well, I suppose we can at least be glad they didn't call them the "five pillars."


The Vatican weighed in too, but with the same selective outrage? The same vague non-principled stand? The same lack of alternatives? The same craven opportunism? We wait and see.