I have always understood that for the first 300 years of the followers of the Way of Jesus, it was very much a minority occupation to go into the Roman army. The rot really set in with the conversion of Constantine and, then, warfare has been part of the Christian Church ever since. But what have your studies revealed, Andy?
For me, on day one after 7.10.23, the Israeli government should have started urgent talks with all sides under the auspices of the UN/USA to get a 1998 type N Ireland Peace Agreement with Hamas, PLO, Fatah, Hezbollah and all other key players. Sinn Fein was involved in the Palestine/Israel impasse after their successful Peace Agreement. A precedent has been set. All the key players in the 1990s proved that you can get movement and a just peace of some kind that is a huge improvement on the 3,000 killed in the Troubles.
I sent this off to Steve Maltz yesterday:
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