March 22, 2015

This speech was given by George Zabelka, former U.S. chaplain who blessed the dropping of the two atomic bombs in August 1945. It also appears here. Please also see on this site: I Was Told It Was Necessary. An excerpt: I never preached a single sermon against killing civilians to the men who were doing it. I was brainwashed! It never entered my mind to protest publicly the consequences of these massive air raids. I…

This is in my view an excellent piece by Christopher Manion - from 2003. An excerpt: Mr. Thomas, normally a sensible man writing from an evangelical Christian point of view, has just announced that the biblical "Time for War" is at hand. Invoking Woodrow Wilson, that most peaceable, honest, Christian creature, Thomas explains that "Peace is a byproduct – a benefit – when evil is vanquished." Mr. Thomas is probably the most widely syndicated Christian…

The sermon, preached one year to the day before his murder (April 4, 1968), by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. perhaps explains why, especially the excerpt below, the U.S. government conspired to kill Dr. King. There was also his participation in organizing a March in Washington... The former claim is in two books: An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King, Orders To Kill: The Truth Behind The Murder of Martin Luther King…