From Iowa-A hymn that has been circulating in my mind these past few days, sung to the wonderful Welsh tune Cwm Rhondda, says in verse three: “Cure thy children’s warring madness, bend our pride to thy control. Shame our wanton, selfish gladness, rich in things and poor in soul. Grant us wisdom; grant us courage lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal, Lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal.”
Christians struggle with the issue of war and international acts of violence. On Sept. 4, the Episcopal Church celebrated the life of Bishop Paul Jones, an Episcopal bishop of Utah. He was convinced that “war was unchristian,” and he protested entry into the first world war by the United States.
For his belief, he was asked to resign as bishop by his peers through the Episcopal House of Bishops. His response was: “Expediency may make necessary the resignation of a bishop at this time, but no expediency can ever justify the degradation of the ideals of the episcopate which these conclusions seem to involve.”
More here-
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130906/OPINION01/309060068/Iowa-View-There-better-ways-end-Syria-conflict
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