why do non christians, page-69

Surat,

I feel a great debt to our military for the many sacrifices they've made in places such as the Kokoda trail. I don't agree that our military padres or other soldiers deserve censure. If they do, then let it come from someone other than me.

Your implication that God disapproves of soldiering as a profession seems without foundation to me. Some of the greatest heroes of both the old and new testaments were soldiers.

When Christ told Peter to sheath his sword, it was in a situation where swordplay was unlawful and unwanted. There is no record that Christ had objected to Peter going armed.