tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620336.post7287075446800244777..comments2023-11-05T03:13:15.400-08:00Comments on postmodernpilgrim: what was he thinking?pomopilgrim@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13527024990199025944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620336.post-8258798800981173342008-11-19T23:08:00.000-08:002008-11-19T23:08:00.000-08:00It certainly doesn't bother me, as long as the shi...It certainly doesn't bother me, as long as the shirt is referring to the act of making peace and not making an effort to claim that the police are God's army. The shirt sounds innocent, to me, but I hope that the shirt's designer is not hoping to link the police directly to God, that would be a bit odd. I've known a lot of policemen and most of them are pretty down to earth people who wouldn't try to do this.Adam D. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00152982828145437481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620336.post-6217472661538838522008-11-18T11:06:00.000-08:002008-11-18T11:06:00.000-08:00My first response was to say that any time scriptu...My first response was to say that any time scripture is used to describe what politicians and governments do, there is a misuse of scripture. However, the more I think about it the more the issue moves into a gray area. We use it a lot to talk about the sins of our country after all. <BR/><BR/>So my next thought is that scripture is misused when it is cited in order to legitimate and/or celebrate what secular institutions do. (Although maybe not all secular institutions...maybe we should stick with government.) But I'm not sure that I can say that this is absolutely and always true either. I can't think of an example when it is not, but I'm not comfortable with saying always either. <BR/><BR/>The book that I'm reading talks about religion as the ultimate of legimizers...sort of. The Sacred Canopy by Peter Berger might be a good one for you to read too. Although, like I said the other day, it is a pretty dense book.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200677850803064030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38620336.post-22505843462558610042008-11-18T08:28:00.000-08:002008-11-18T08:28:00.000-08:00I think this is one of many mixing of empire and t...I think this is one of many mixing of empire and the Christian message. When I think of Jesus talking about peacemakers I do not think guns. In fact I do not recall Jesus carrying a sword. Chalk this up with the same frustration I have with U.S. flags in sanctuaries, using John 3:16 to condemn people which is in direct violation of John 3:17, and when people use the Christian label to promote their business (Christian brothers automotive for instance).Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419724886603944567noreply@blogger.com