In response to the bloody U.S. invasion of the Philippines in the early 1900s, Mark Twain wrote the following “prayer,” which I am sure would be welcomed in many so-called evangelical churches today: “O Lord our Father, our young patriots, idols of our hearts, go forth to battle – be Thou near them! With them – in spirit – we also go forth from the sweet peace of our beloved firesides to smite the foe. O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the … Continue reading Twain’s Prayer