"Prayer works. It's why we use it as a first resort. It's the only viable means of defending our boys.""I have a problem with violence as well, but we also have to be realistic. Peace sometimes just cannot be found and sometimes you have to show your muscle.""I arrived in Iraq a pacifist Christian and left Iraq as a Bonhoeffer Christian.""Everybody is praying to whomever they claim is the sovereign God, so we all agree that however this comes out, it will be God's will."Related ElsewhereStories referenced above include:
Church lifts up names in prayers—Newton Kansan
Bibles back up bullets in U.S. war campaign—Reuters (March 16, 2003)
How a visit to Iraq can change your mind—Weblog posting
Across the Nation, Christian 'Prayer Warriors' Join Battle—The Washington Post (March 21, 2003)
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