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Re: When Pacifism Was a Tenet of Holiness.
I know this is an old thread but I think I have something to contribute.
I was in the National Guard before I received Baptism of the Holy Ghost. Afterwards I did not renew my contract. I felt very much like many do that America should take care of it's own problems. Then 9-11 happened. I did not join up right away, but as the War kept going on and on I decided that it was my duty to serve again.
I joined the National Guard again and had one tour in Afghanistan. This changed everything I thought I ever knew. War is evil. Even when we say we do it for the right reason we still only make the problem worse. I will not be renewing my contract. This is the biggest mistake that I have ever made. I will show the scars on my heart for the rest of my life.
P.S. Just so that you know, everything the media and our government tells us about the war is a lie. They will not tell the truth.
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