Uh, Right, We are Fighting Monsters

Modern warfare is inherently immoral, and leads to this sort of absurd accusation by its practitioners:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/21/AR2011022103256.html?hpid=topnews

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Union Busting: a Mortal Sin

The case is made, and made well, here: http://www.catholicscholarsforworkerjustice.org/UNION_BUSTING_IS_A_MORTAL_SIN.pdf

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Another View on the Unrest in the Middle East

The other day I expressed my cynical suspicion that the CIA was behind the current upheaval in the Middle East.

Well, Andrew Bacevich, whom I respect very much, begs to differ, and I sincerely hope he is right: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-bacevich-war-20110220,0,1400493.story

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The Future of Ecumenism

Constantinople, not Geneva: http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=14389

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St. George, Pray for Us

One of mine, from the Novgorod prototype.

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What would Jesus Cut?

A recent poll indicates that evangelical Protestants favor cutting aid to the poor and unemployed, while increasing military spending: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/februaryweb-only/cutaidtoworldspoor.html?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d61e6e1cdf9c084%2C0

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More on the White Rose

From the Orthodox Peace Fellowship:  http://www.incommunion.org/2011/02/20/alexander-schmorell-a-witness-in-dark-times/

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