Comments for Forensic Theology http://holywarfare.wordpress.com monitoring religious violence, seeking peace Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:06:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Child soldiers, “brown-brown”, and intensity in combat by Inua http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/child-soldiers-brown-brown-and-intensity-in-combat/#comment-43 Inua Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:06:22 +0000 http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-43 interesting post, but I do not think the magic thinking, the placebo effect is no less effective is getting the expected results.. interesting post,

but I do not think the magic thinking, the placebo effect is no less effective is getting the expected results..

]]> Comment on Religious and apocalyptic background to nuclear policy making by Kristie Johnson http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/religious-and-apocalyptic-background-to-nuclear-policy-making/#comment-42 Kristie Johnson Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:25:15 +0000 http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/religious-and-apocalyptic-background-to-nuclear-policy-making/#comment-42 Dear Mr. Cameron, I ran into your article resently on the web and was surprised to see that you referred to my book, Mystery Babylon, the Great Defender of Israel. While I was flattered that you referred to my work, I was disheartened to see that you referred to it as one that suggested that Saddam Hussein could be the Antichrist. That is of course ridiculous. I began working on my book in the early 1970's and had no knowledge of Hussein at the time. I do not even hint that he is the Antichrist. As a matter of fact, I noted in my book the prophecies which predicted his destruction both in the book of Daniel and Jeremiah. Actually, if you ever read my book you will find that is does not hold to any of the tired and worn out formulas of the other authors you sited. I would hope that you would read it sometime and tell me what you think of what it really says. By the way, the true candidates for the antichrist are many, But the one who is fulfilling the prophecies of the "little horn" is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Thank you for your attention. God bless you, sir. Dear Mr. Cameron,
I ran into your article resently on the web and was surprised to see that you referred to my book,
Mystery Babylon, the Great Defender of Israel. While I was flattered that you referred to my work, I was disheartened to see that you referred to it as one that suggested that Saddam Hussein could be the Antichrist.
That is of course ridiculous. I began working on my book in the early 1970’s and had no knowledge of Hussein at the time. I do not even hint that he is the Antichrist. As a matter of fact, I noted in my book the prophecies which predicted his destruction both in the book of Daniel and Jeremiah. Actually, if you ever read my book you will find that is does not hold to any of the tired and worn out formulas of the other authors you sited. I would hope that you would read it sometime and tell me what you think of what it really says. By the way, the true candidates for the antichrist are many, But the one who is fulfilling the prophecies of the “little horn” is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Thank you for your attention.
God bless you, sir.

]]> Comment on Obama for Mahdi? by MoniQue http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/obama-for-mahdi/#comment-32 MoniQue Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:26:25 +0000 http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-32 • Obama is the AntiChrist, he’s AntiMessiah, Anti-Israel, and Anti-ME & YOU! Anti = "instead of" Christ = Messiah (Greek) Obama is the "instead of Messiah" He thrives on adoration and worship, adoration reserved for God. http://moniquemonicat.wordpress.com/2008/11/01/%E2%80%A2-obama-antichrist-antimessiah-anti-israel-anti-you-%E2%80%A2-the-blood-of-jesus-stands-against-you-obama/ DON'T TAKE THE MARK OF OBAMA! DEATH OR PRISON BEFORE I'D WORSHIP THAT MONSTER! • Obama is the AntiChrist, he’s AntiMessiah, Anti-Israel, and Anti-ME & YOU!

Anti = “instead of”

Christ = Messiah (Greek)

Obama is the “instead of Messiah”

He thrives on adoration and worship, adoration reserved for God.

http://moniquemonicat.wordpress.com/2008/11/01/%E2%80%A2-obama-antichrist-antimessiah-anti-israel-anti-you-%E2%80%A2-the-blood-of-jesus-stands-against-you-obama/

DON’T TAKE THE MARK OF OBAMA!

DEATH OR PRISON BEFORE I’D WORSHIP THAT MONSTER!

]]> Comment on Religious and apocalyptic background to nuclear policy making by Friday 020081024 | Critt Jarvis http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/religious-and-apocalyptic-background-to-nuclear-policy-making/#comment-31 Friday 020081024 | Critt Jarvis Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:47:09 +0000 http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/religious-and-apocalyptic-background-to-nuclear-policy-making/#comment-31 [...] I was thinking about eschatology in the context of paradigm, world view (see Charles Cameron, Religious and apocalyptic background to nuclear policy making). Today I’m wondering about “glass half-full/ glass half-empty” thinking, [...] [...] I was thinking about eschatology in the context of paradigm, world view (see Charles Cameron, Religious and apocalyptic background to nuclear policy making). Today I’m wondering about “glass half-full/ glass half-empty” thinking, [...]

]]> Comment on Combat breathing and military occupation by “Combat breathing” from Fanon to FBI « DoubleQuotes http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/combat-breathing-and-military-occupation/#comment-26 “Combat breathing” from Fanon to FBI « DoubleQuotes Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:50:54 +0000 http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-26 [...] For further insight, see discussion on my Forensic Theology blog. [...] [...] For further insight, see discussion on my Forensic Theology blog. [...]

]]> Comment on Christianity observed by Christianity observed http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/christianity-observed/#comment-17 Christianity observed Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:48:44 +0000 http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-17 [...] 7th, 2008 · No Comments Kevin Stilley wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptHuckabee, invited by MSNBC last week [...] [...] 7th, 2008 · No Comments Kevin Stilley wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptHuckabee, invited by MSNBC last week [...]

]]> Comment on Belated Response to Dave at The Glittering Eye by hipbone http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/response-to-dave-at-the-glittering-eye/#comment-5 hipbone Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:13:28 +0000 http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/response-to-dave-at-the-glittering-eye/#comment-5 Dave: > What role should highly unlikely events or combinations of events > have in our policy planning? Cheney suggested 1% likelihood as the benchmark at which "we have to treat [a low-probability, high-impact event] as a certainty in terms of our response". I'd say we should keep an eye out for such events, particularly if they fall outside our normal notions of rationality (and are thus more easily overlooked). But yes, I'm offering background, and hoping for awareness rather than suggesting policy... Dave:

> What role should highly unlikely events or combinations of events
> have in our policy planning?

Cheney suggested 1% likelihood as the benchmark at which “we have to treat [a low-probability, high-impact event] as a certainty in terms of our response”. I’d say we should keep an eye out for such events, particularly if they fall outside our normal notions of rationality (and are thus more easily overlooked).

But yes, I’m offering background, and hoping for awareness rather than suggesting policy…

]]> Comment on Belated Response to Dave at The Glittering Eye by Dave Schuler http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/response-to-dave-at-the-glittering-eye/#comment-4 Dave Schuler Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:01:08 +0000 http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/response-to-dave-at-the-glittering-eye/#comment-4 Millenarianism or millenialist? I prefer millenialist (the only millenarian I can think of off-hand is Mel Brooks's 1,000 Year Old Man, by analogy with centenarian). I'll stipulate that every nuclear-armed country has some small number of millenialists or apocalyptic believers. The hard part is the first clause in my statement i.e. “policy makers”. The Russian Orthodox Church has next to no influence on Russian policy; Falun Gong even less so in China since it's actively opposed by the government. I think that Bush's religious millenialism is highly exaggerated. There are simpler, more plausible explanations for his decisions. However, I'll grant that there is the kernel of an interesting point in this subject. What role should highly unlikely events or combinations of events have in our policy planning? That's something that cuts both ways WRT nuclear weapons policy. As any viewer of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591/" rel="nofollow">Armageddon</a> could tell you, we'll need our nukes in the case of a planet-killing asteroid heading for the earth. I'm only being a little tongue-in-cheek. Some balance needs to be struck between likelihood and potential cost. Millenarianism or millenialist? I prefer millenialist (the only millenarian I can think of off-hand is Mel Brooks’s 1,000 Year Old Man, by analogy with centenarian).

I’ll stipulate that every nuclear-armed country has some small number of millenialists or apocalyptic believers. The hard part is the first clause in my statement i.e. “policy makers”. The Russian Orthodox Church has next to no influence on Russian policy; Falun Gong even less so in China since it’s actively opposed by the government.

I think that Bush’s religious millenialism is highly exaggerated. There are simpler, more plausible explanations for his decisions.

However, I’ll grant that there is the kernel of an interesting point in this subject. What role should highly unlikely events or combinations of events have in our policy planning? That’s something that cuts both ways WRT nuclear weapons policy. As any viewer of Armageddon could tell you, we’ll need our nukes in the case of a planet-killing asteroid heading for the earth.

I’m only being a little tongue-in-cheek. Some balance needs to be struck between likelihood and potential cost.

]]> Comment on Religious and apocalyptic background to nuclear policy making by hipbone http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/religious-and-apocalyptic-background-to-nuclear-policy-making/#comment-3 hipbone Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:46:57 +0000 http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/religious-and-apocalyptic-background-to-nuclear-policy-making/#comment-3 I shall be doing a proper revision of this paper shortly, but in the meanwhile have corrected one error -- I referred to a dragon with ten heads, and have corrected that to read ten horns. Caveat lector. I shall be doing a proper revision of this paper shortly, but in the meanwhile have corrected one error — I referred to a dragon with ten heads, and have corrected that to read ten horns. Caveat lector.

]]> Comment on Religious and apocalyptic background to nuclear policy making by The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » The Nuclear Weapons Policy of the End Times http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/religious-and-apocalyptic-background-to-nuclear-policy-making/#comment-2 The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » The Nuclear Weapons Policy of the End Times Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:44:09 +0000 http://holywarfare.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/religious-and-apocalyptic-background-to-nuclear-policy-making/#comment-2 [...] Cameron at Forensic Theology has posted a contribution to the ongoing discussion of nuclear weapons policy. It’s a [...] [...] Cameron at Forensic Theology has posted a contribution to the ongoing discussion of nuclear weapons policy. It’s a [...]

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