"As a priest for more than 40 years, I have yet to encounter the God who counsels, with certitude, pre-emptive slaughter in the name of peace.
If President Bush's God is the real God, I'm not sure I want to go where God is."
If President Bush's God is the real God, I'm not sure I want to go where God is."
William J. O'Malley S.J.
In the 1960s, Father O'Malley taught at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, New York, when I attended cross-town rival, Aquinas Institute.
My nephew Bill, now a physician at Mayo Clinic, was educated at McQuaid.
The Last Time Christians Had Any Balls, They Welcomed Martyrdom
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-last-time-christians-had-balls-they.html
Alan: It's now April, 20, 2020 - nearly seven years after I uploaded this post.
In the interim, I've learned a lot about "Christian" "conservatism" (which is neither) and, since I just had reason to revisit this page, I'm going to add some more recent material.
"The Moral Confusion Of Trump Christians," John Pavlovitz
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-moral-confusion-of-trump-christians.html
Armageddon Cheerleaders: "Christian" "Conservatives" Pining For Nuclear Conflagration
"Conservative" "Christians" Refuse To Distinguish Between Punishment And Compassion
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2020/04/conservative-christians-dont-understand.htmlFr. Thomas Merton Explains -- In 16 Words -- Why "Christian" "Conservatives" Are Always Wrong
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2020/04/fr-thomas-merton-explains-in-16-words.html
American Conservatives Are The Apotheosis Of Pharisaism. (Conservatives, Please Weigh In)
The Pharisee Party And The Devolution Of GOP Leaders Into Oligarchs Who Despise Democracy
Evangelical Academic Decries Coronavirus Theories: "Gullibility Is Not A Christian Virtue"
(St. Paul Put To Evil Use By "Christian" "Conservatives")
"Jimmy Carter On The Separation Of Church And State And The Danger Of Religious Superiority"
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2020/04/jimmy-carter-on-separation-of-church.html
Facebook Dialogue With Christian Fundamentalist Friend Who Asks: "How Does Morality Work?"
Aquinas Discovers That "Divine Truth" Cannot Contradict Nature And "The Natural Light"
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2020/04/aquinas-discovers-that-divine-truth.html
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