we have now passed the point of  no return. And the parliamentary support for it came from all parties.  We are now committed to a war which has no relation whatever to any Canadian need. We are in a war that nobody has a reason for. There has been no serious discussion of it - and very little public information. We are committed to a war in Libya which will serve as the precedent for many more such wars to come.

What's the church about? Is it about community socializing? Is it about small groups sending aid to the poor? Is it about making sure we get to heaven? Is is about feeling superior to those who don't go to church?

In the past fifty years, at  least ten million people have been killed in wars, and the majority of them killed by Christians. Outside of international wars, the only thing that has saved the western, Christian world from beiing the leader of brutality  was the rule of Mao Tse Tung.

The last time a country invaded another country was the US invasion of IRaq. China which is the up and coming empire has not invaded a country since 1950. (Tibet)

Have our national leaders learned that the cost of war is always greater than it's perceived worth? it also seems that counties are reducing the size of their military and war machines. Have we started down the path, where invasions of other countries will be unthinkable.

 A new report says food-bank use in Canada has risen 9.2 per cent in the past year, mainly because the recession is still hitting poor people hard.

 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples.

Under Bush, the President got the power to imprison American citizens without charge or trial. He also got the power to order, with reason, any American citizen in a foreign country. Under Bush, he extended surveillance to include anybody who disagrees with the government - especially including peace groups. Under Bush, the US invaded Iraq and Afghanistan. Under Bush, torture became a legal practice. I think that is the definition of a police state.

Some may be interested in this

quoted from http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Afghan_War_Diary,_2004-2010

25th July 2010 5:00 PM EST WikiLeaks has released a document set called the Afghan War Diary, an extraordinary compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010.

I don't think I have ever mentioned this...but one day a guy I hardly knew wanted me to mail a letter for him. I said "sure". He said it was to his girl friend...he had marriage plans...about 10 minutes later he was about 50 yards away from me when his head got blown off. And here I am, sixty years later, still musing the why-him-and-not-me muse. And wondering about war in general, and wondering why, as I am REALLY against war, do I want the U.S. to end the dispute now emerging again between N. and S. Korea...7 low powered nukes should do it.

Today another Canadian died in Afghanistan. His name was Larry Rudd.

He was the 146th soldier killed and there are about 19 months to go before the end of 2011.

This is what I think we should do.

On Canada Day, on main street in every town, we should march for peace, now.

No political parties, no activist organizations, just people who want the killing to stop.

Will you march with me?

http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/a-soldiers-choice/

This is a link to an article about Capt Robert Semrau who committed a mercy killing on the battle field.