Militant Quakers?

Evidently, not all Quakers are friends of peace. MOMS of Military is a Quaker prayer and support group of “Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard MOMS.” Their website includes 31 ways to pray for the military. From my article “The Armed Forces Day of Reckoning,” here are my suggestions on how to pray for the military:

Yes, we should pray for the troops. We should pray that the troops come home. We should pray that the troops come home now. We should pray that the blood of not one more American soldier is shed on foreign soil. We should pray for the healing of the thousands of U.S. soldiers who have been injured in the senseless Iraq war. We should pray for an end to this unconstitutional, immoral, and unjust war. We should pray that Congress ends funding for this war. We should pray that Bush leaves office a disgraced commander in chief. We should pray that young, impressionable students are not ensnared by military recruiters. We should pray that pastors stop recommending military service to their young men (and women). We should pray that families stop supplying cannon fodder to the military. We should pray that the troops actually start defending this country instead of every other country. We should pray for a change in U.S. foreign policy that can make this all possible.

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9:06 pm on May 14, 2009