I didn't think war was a terribly Christian value.

Neither does Charles Marsh or Jon Scott.

Being a Christian is not always easy. That's my biggest problem with today's politically active evangelicals--everything's too easy. No need to struggle with pesky moral values like peace and charity and forgiveness. No call or devotion to social justice. One value seemingly reigns supreme: unwavering loyalty to President Bush. Money quote from Marsh's op-ed piece:

"The single common theme among the war sermons appeared to be this: our president is a real brother in Christ, and because he has discerned that God's will is for our nation to be at war against Iraq, we shall gloriously comply."

That's in striking contrast to Anglican priest and writer Jon Scott's assertion that:

"the church is the community of God's people rather than an institution, and must not be identified with any particular culture, social or political system, or human ideology."