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Tag: genocide

Now they come for the speakers of “hate”*

Today, the U.S. government is prohibiting anti-Zionist and anti-genocide expressions not because they cause violence in the public sphere, but rather because the government considers them sinful.

On Being a Weapon:  Jewishness 431 days into a Genocide 

In being used as a weapon, American Jews—even those who resist state power—find ourselves imbued with a power we did not want, playing a role for which we did not audition. Rather than gifted with a second sight, we are caught inside a hall of mirrors.

Atrocities in the Heart of Europe Again: On the War in Ukraine

I am a Christian theologian who abhors war and believes that all other reasonable means should be exhausted before the use of lethal force is undertaken. At the same time, I am convinced that there are times – albeit rare – when the evil is so great that no measure other than force will prevent grave atrocities on a massive scale.

The Politics of Choice: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Fom the vantage point of those who would come after them, the Deuteronomist’s community realizes that, though there may appear to be a wide array of choices for the community to make about the direction it will take, in reality, there are still only two, and one is still unthinkable.