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10.12.2011


     In the Bible, in the Old Testament as well as the New Testament, Christ was recognized to be the prince of peace [Isa. 9:6]. He was never to be recognized as the promoter of war. And he even said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be the children of God” [Matt. 5:9]. He never said blessed are the war makers. It was the peacemakers that we must honor and protect.
     Christ was very, very clear on how we should treat our enemies [Matt. 5:43-48; Luke 6:27-36]. And some days I think we quite frequently forget about that.  Early in the history of Christianity, they struggled with the issue of war and peace, because Christ taught about peace. Did that mean Christ was advocating pacifism?  The early church struggled with this and came to the conclusion, at least in those early years, that Christ was not a pacifist, but he was not a war promoter.
     And this is when they came up with the just-war principles, saying, yes, war could be necessary, but only under dire circumstances, and it should be done with great caution. All other efforts should be exhausted before we go to war, and always under the proper authority.
- Ron Paul, Speech at the Value Voters Summit on 10/8/11, at http://www.ronpaul.com/2011-10-08/ron-pauls-speech-at-the-value-voters-summit/.