First of all, thank you Jessi for taking the Wiki this week. I think that we are going to have to explain the differences of opinion in Just War (the varying stances) and Pacifism (the Varying stances). I don’t think that we have to rigidly define them, but acknowledge their existence. Once again thank you Jessi!

I feel like we are all beginning to take what we have been researching and asking more foundational questions. Like in David’s article on Reclaiming the Prophetic Voice, there is a quote which says “RTPV challenges the leaders of the U.S. peace movement to think more strategically and creatively than just preparing for the next demonstration.” Jesse’s analysis begins to show the pitfalls of young idealism gone wrong. The nature of the protest is right. Yet with concerns for war, often that is all it becomes. There have to be policy and forward thinking when it comes to combating various injustices. Being the loudest voice often does not cut it. I think that Sojourners is heading in the right direction by, not just organizing a protest, but actively seeking involvement from your local government. We have identified the interconnection of the Macro and Micro levels of the Powers. What is at task for the Christ follower in the present day is going to be a reinvention of the way we look at mobilizing. I think that the Quaker stance on educating low income areas on enlisting in the military is one. I also think that understanding the options of combating war, like the PBS documentaries, is another.