I tell people that I’m a pacifist in the same way that Bonhoeffer was.
How many of them know who Bonhoeffer was though?
Not many, but my hope is that anyone interested enough does a little research.
Bonhoeffer’s pacifism is a complicated matter. He believed in nonviolence, but also participated in a plot to kill Hitler.
To summarize him a little…. Sometimes we need to abandon our principles to care for others. My goodness is less important than the wellbeing of those who are oppressed.
Well put.
Sometimes we need to abandon our principles to care for others. My goodness is less important than the wellbeing of those who are oppressed.
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Disgraceful!
I guess. I'm a fairly intelligent person, who is well educated, and decently well read. But I've never heard of them. I'll have to do some reading I guess.
To be fair I grew up in a religious household so he was a bit of a folk hero for us.
He was an interesting chap.
Direct action?
Pretty much, God Hollywood are such liars
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