i just thought this was interesting and wanted to share it, but first i want to add something to keep in mind when reading the article i would retitle the article to be something like doctor receive conscientious objector status and receives huge debt and rejection from many of her close friends and family:
Boston Globe [...]
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one of the things that first struck me as i began my path (see earlier post) was that i had never ever thought about the justice of war as a “christian” until i was a college graduate.
i had spent 22 years of life on this earth and had never even been introduced to [...]
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ok…i kept quite long enough…
for those of you who know me personally, this will come as no surprise. but for those who dont, i might find a few people out there who are surprised and disappointed.
either way, i have intentionally not mentioned my beliefs about certain topics on this blog to date for particular [...]
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“This is one of many religious battlefields in this part of Africa. Evangelical Christians, backed by American collection-plate money, are surging northwards, clashing with Islamic fundamentalists, backed by Saudi petrodollars, surging southwards. And the Christian-Muslim split is only one form of religious competition in northern Nigeria.”
its not terribly surprising that as the world continues [...]
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there is an increasing trend today in iraq where various former insurgent groups are joining coalition forces. i know this isnt getting reported in the news, but its happening. and its not happening because of some great scheme by the US military. it isnt because the iraqi government supported it. it [...]
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