Christians call for impoverishing Persian families

Currently there is conflict between the U.S government and the government of Iran over the enrichment of uranium. 1) Under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran is legally permitted to enrich uranium, but not build nuclear weapons. (Israel, of course, can have nuclear weapons, and nothing is done.) 2) There is no evidence that Iran is building nuclear weapons. 3) The president of Iran is viewed as an enemy of the U.S. and Israeli governments.

So, Christians or people of conscience, what do you think? Given this situation, what would Jesus have his followers do? There's a dispute between the kings of this world. (What else is new?) What do we say? The world is watching. What we Christians say is considered to be a representation of the character of God and the message of Jesus.

Well, the message is being sent by Christian leaders that the Christ-like thing to do (what Jesus would do if he were here today) would be to violently prevent civilians in Iran from purchasing petroleum for their personal uses.

Yes, you read that correctly. Translated into the terminology of the rulers of this world, "Christian" leaders are calling Congress to place economic sanctions on Iran to prevent the import of petroleum into Iran. As reported by CNS News, the following supposed spokesmen for Jesus and the Kingdom of God, have written a letter to Congress and called the Empire of America to impose sanctions (an act of war) on the people of Iran:

The leaders include Bill Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights; Pat Robertson of Christian Broadcasting Network; Southern Baptist Convention chairman and pastor Johnny Hunt; Chuck Colson of Prison Fellowship; Richard Land of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention; Dr. Michael Youssef of Leading the Way; Wendy Wright of Concerned Women for America; Gary Bauer of American Values and John Hagee of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio.

The term "sanctions" sounds harmless enough. But in reality, violently prohibiting people from freely buying and selling (and isn't it the antichrist that prevents buying and selling?) is an act of aggression against innocents. As Lew Rockwell puts it, by "sanctions,"

…they actually mean impoverishment, sickness, starvation, and death. As an act of war intentionally directed at civilians (including women, children, old people, and non-combatant men), sanctions are war crimes—and those who implement them are war criminals. Those who propagandize for them are accessories to murder.

Rockwell is right. These Christians are calling for the impoverishment of Persian families. Starvation and death would likely result.

How do we know? This isn't the first time "sanctions" have been viewed as an instrument of "foreign policy." During the 1990s, sanctions on Iraq crippled the economy and led to the death of 1.5 million people (500,000 of them children). This of course, in the eyes of American "diplomats" is a price that is "worth it" to send a message to those peoples' government. How unbelievably evil this is:



What would a Christian do in this situation? Hopefully speak against those spokesmen of the church that are allying themselves with government power. Christians should speak out against what these wolves in sheep's clothing are saying. These Christian leaders do not represent Christ in their calls for economic sanctions against the Iranian people. Let's restore the name of Jesus in the world by acting in a loving way and disassociating Jesus from the evils done in his name.

Blessed are the peacemakers.