We talked a little in class about the tension between duty, specifically to your country, and our Christian values. We have to struggle with balancing what we're called to do by those in authority and by our Lord.
We usually think of this more in terms of the military, where people are put in situations to literally choose between following personal convictions about right and wrong or being loyal to their country. Dr. Mitchell mentioned also about the death penalty, how that balances. I know these are touchy subjects, but I think they're worth discussing. What are your thoughts on how you deal with balancing those?
Yea this is a pretty touchy subject that no one really wants to walk about, but I shall talk about it.
ReplyDeleteIt's really hard to balance being a Christian and being in the military. One of the Ten Commandments is "Thou shall not murder", so how could someone basically kill for a living and be a Christian at the same time? I really don't know because I don't have all of the answers unfortunately. But I do think it's possible. I'm sure that if they are a devout Christian, that God will forgive you for doing all of those horrible things. But like Dr. Mitchell asked, is it a good thing for a person in the military to be a devout Christian? They can't really be the ruthless soldier that the government wants them to be.
This is such a hard subject to discuss, but I think it's very important. As far as the military, I think it is possible to balance the two, but i think it's extremely difficult. Personally, I could never imagine being in the military, because I could never imagine killing another human being.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the death penalty, I am against it. Partially because I do not agree with repaying evil for evil. Also because I believe everyone deserves a second chance, even if they spend the rest of their life in prison.