Barry,

In the spirit of my two other posts I'd like to open up a discussion about the problems I see in neoconservatism (which I'm assuming you are).

I take it that you're:

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Hi EB,

So as not to be off-topic in your current posts I reposted here. I take it that you're:

1. a practicing Christian
2. Pro Israel
3. Pro America (a nationalist)
4. by 2 and 3, neoconservative

I don't believe that Christians act primarily for the benefit of the state nor Israel (hence the "I disagree with the nationalism and "Politely knocking on Taquiyya's door" bit). Instead I am convinced that we act out of God's interests, derived from a heart of worship to God, which in turn may or may not be in the mutual benefit of the state.

I also believe Christians don't have the moral obligation to protect the state of Israel. Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus give this commandment.

Regarding my allergy to nationalism, I believe this was one of the root causes for the spiritual wandering of the Israelites found in the OT.

These are some of my reasons.

This is in reference to Comment Commandments revisited and the previous Pope to Muslim Fanatics: Why bother? posts in soccermomunplugged.

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I'm now in the process of migrating to Wordpress. Calin, once again, my thanks.

If there have been wars over salt, why be so quick to rule one out over oil? Granted, there are far more NWO/secret-society complications with the onset of the current nation-state arrangement, but the pattern of the rape and pillaging of defenseless countries and their peoples continues, doesn't it?

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I've always thought that Japan would probably be the number two country in trouble due to its energy profile, even in spite of their extensive energy conservation measures and leadership. Remember, this is the country where most of the highly-unrealistic (energy-wise) human-controller mechanized fighter robots have originated.
Is this evidence of an imminent decline?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060814/ap_on_re_as/japan_power_outage
Power cut off in wide areas of Tokyo

TOKYO - A power outage hit wide swaths of Tokyo and nearby Chiba early Monday, halting train service in some areas, news reports said. It was not immediately clear what caused the power to be cut off.

At least two elevators stopped in central Tokyo with an unspecified number of people inside in the blackout, according to Tokyo fire official Keisuke Hayashi. He could not provide other details, saying officials were investigating the extent of the damage.

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While the People's Daily Online coming up as the most updated site on a Google News search would be a small lesson in propaganda for another day, the actual story registered as only a blip on my personal radar screen. High-rise elevator TVs, on the other hand, were another matter.

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A reminder of what some of the things that will be happening, who they will be happening to, and what their reaction will probably be - utter despair - in the coming years. A look at the overall post-Katrina, post-2004 Tsunami, and post-Pakistan earthquake situations paints a telling story about who the true humanitarians are and aren't, doesn't it? About who stands for their fellow man and who doesn't. About who is truly concerned about following Jesus in good orthodoxy and its respective orthopraxis and who doesn't. What's the saying? "Good intentions pave the road to hell."

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I love how everyone says "China is gonna be the next superpower" without actually sitting down, sipping a martini, and crunching some numbers. Yes, they do have a million-man standing army. Yes, they do hold a massive amount of the US' import debt. Yes, they do have nukes. But is that enough to ensure a 21st-century USA-style global domination? Maybe. Then again, probably not.

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Brave new world? Not quite. 

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If you happen to be familiar with Transformers, or the Japanese cousin (or origin thereof?) the Mecha - gigantic human-controlled robots capable of fighting intergalactic battles, this is - to many - a step "into the future".

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