Even Liberation Theology Supports the War!

I’m no liberation theologian, but I couldn’t help but laugh as I read this:

While liberation theology does not encourage violence, it acknowledges the right of people to defend themselves against murderous repression. Uprisings by Kurds and Shi’ites in 1987-89 and in 1991 were put down in large-scale massacres, sometimes with chemical weapons. If they were to rise again, they would have the world’s sympathy. Liberation theology would say that the Lord, who breaks the rod of the oppressor, was with them. But unaided rebellion would have no prospect of success, and our bystander sympathy, our distant indignation (if we even noticed) would not prevent it being crushed with great slaughter….

But, sadly, Christian solidarity with them is overwhelmed by pacifism, neutralism, and anti-Americanism….

Liberation theology would say: God is with the victims, and failure to stand in solidarity with them is a betrayal of the Gospel.