With 'God' on our side, we've blundered into wars
Beliefs in God should be personal,
not political ([responding to Jeff Jacoby's] “Faith enriches politics, on both sides,” Op-ed, Sept. 9 [Boston Globe, Page K9]). When we identify our political views with God, we are doing
nothing more that asserting, “We are right.” This assertion generally implies
that those who have other views are wrong.
By
believing that we are “under God,” we are more likely to become belligerent and
impetuously go to war against “evil.” Appealing to God in the struggle against
“evil,” President George W. Bush led the nation into disastrous wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan .
There was relatively little public protest at the time. How do you protest against God and in
support of evil?
If we get
God out of politics and stop identifying God with America ,
we will become more open-minded, less belligerent, and give greater
consideration to opposing points of view.
Such political and social open-mindedness
is essential in our diverse world.
John L. Hodge
Jamaica Plain
