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   From: ahnemann@optonline.net   
      
   "Steve Hayes"  wrote in message   
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   >>He never advances facile answers to the thorniest of human problems.   
   >   
   > I think Lewis's position there *is* the "mere Christian" one, in the sense   
   > that it accords with the general position of Christians over 20 centuries   
   > of   
   > church history. Lewis may not be a pacifist, but he is not a militarist   
   > either. It's the idea that half a loaf is better than no bread.   
      
   Right.  However, even the mere-est Christian position, 20 centuries   
   notwithstanding,   
   doesn't solve the details of just how the (general) Christian position is   
   worked out.   
   We know that the general position didn't prevent Christians from making   
   horrendous mistakes- sometimes while invoking the very name of Christ.  God   
   help us; we're still not immune even in this 'enlightened' age.  We are yet   
   in desperate need of Grace.   
      
   > The problem with adopting positions of moral absolutism is that the   
   > temptation   
   > to self-righteous non-involvement becomes much greater, like the priest   
   > and   
   > the Levite in the parable of the man who was mugged on the road between   
   > Jerusalem and Jericho.   
      
   Absolutely.  Amen.   
      
   Blessings,   
   Ann   
      
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