How do we react to the Afghan War?

[Rosanna070]

The Bible calls us to be peacemakers, to pursue peace and to leave the vengeance to God.

But how can we just sit back and simply pray about the situation in Afghanistan.
I don't understand how we are supposed to be peaceful, yet allow this kind of evil (Taliban and Terrorism) to occur.

Are we supposed to be removed from the world? Or are we supposed to get involved and punish the wrong doers and liberate the Afghanis who are victims of awful crimes and starving?

Whether or not the war is just, how are we as Christians supposed to react to it?

We certainly cannot ignore it!

Help please its a personal dilemma

 

[Boondock_Saint]

We did react. The people elected a man who said he would stop the war. But instead he put an end date on it and called it done.

But I think we reacted appropriately. We called out to end it. I think if Bush had done a better job with a resolution in the middle east, John McCain would have won.

We can pray. And that is huge.

 

[Obscure]

We should call for an end to all the wars.

I thought it hilariously stupid, but very sad to hear that John McCain had proposed the United States military occupy Iraq for as long as 100 years.

 

[OnwardChristianSoldier]

Its and interesting question

You put it quite well. If we pursue true peace, we allow the Taliban/ Al Qaeda, etc.. to continue to do evil on to others and ourselves.
If we act we invariably do evil things that are guaranteed in the reality and confusion of warfare....
I so wish I had a good answer for you my friend. But if the lord wanted me to walk a path that involved not having been in the military, I'm sure he would have let me know......
He has a plan and a path for us all