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When Christians Kill

Don't make a virtue of necessity

John Garvey

I opposed the war in Vietnam and was active in the antiwar movement. I would do it again. The war we are engaged in now is thoroughly different. Like many who opposed our involvement in Vietnam, I believe a military response was necessary after September 11. Still, I can’t buy into the just-war theory as it is usually presented; I have always found it impossible to acce (...)


 

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