Josh-
Great stuff on Propaganda. Because my research focused on the Iraq War, I would love to hear which of the four categories you think the U.S. and if possible, Iraq, fits into in this situation. I was watching the news this week and there was one really bizarre instance where there were supposed to be some U.S. soldiers giving a satellite press-conference on the current state of things. It was spooky because the cameras caught a White-House official prepping the soldiers as to what to say and what to do if someone asked a question that they hadn't practiced beforehand. When it came time for the press-conference, the soldiers appeared to be reading their responses as they occasionally stumbled over words when they lost their place and read in a monotone voice. The whole thing made me wonder about this question of Propaganda in war and how we participate in that, discern the truth, and what our response as Christ-followers should be in a instance like that.
David & Reed-
David, I loved your work on Shalom and how that begins to draw some implications for Christ-followers in this discussion on War, Militarism, & Terrorism. Where do our loyalties lie? What do we see as the source of our power? I was reminded of these questions as I read through Isaiah 13-26 this week. Those chapters offer some powerful challenges to us as we consider War as Christ-followers. That will be good for later on. Reed, I was interested in how your stuf connected with David's work. I think the two might work hand-in-hand as you described how we need to see the broader effects of war, not just the monetary side.
Great stuff on Propaganda. Because my research focused on the Iraq War, I would love to hear which of the four categories you think the U.S. and if possible, Iraq, fits into in this situation. I was watching the news this week and there was one really bizarre instance where there were supposed to be some U.S. soldiers giving a satellite press-conference on the current state of things. It was spooky because the cameras caught a White-House official prepping the soldiers as to what to say and what to do if someone asked a question that they hadn't practiced beforehand. When it came time for the press-conference, the soldiers appeared to be reading their responses as they occasionally stumbled over words when they lost their place and read in a monotone voice. The whole thing made me wonder about this question of Propaganda in war and how we participate in that, discern the truth, and what our response as Christ-followers should be in a instance like that.
David & Reed-
David, I loved your work on Shalom and how that begins to draw some implications for Christ-followers in this discussion on War, Militarism, & Terrorism. Where do our loyalties lie? What do we see as the source of our power? I was reminded of these questions as I read through Isaiah 13-26 this week. Those chapters offer some powerful challenges to us as we consider War as Christ-followers. That will be good for later on. Reed, I was interested in how your stuf connected with David's work. I think the two might work hand-in-hand as you described how we need to see the broader effects of war, not just the monetary side.
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