Should a Christian Fight? - Chapter IV - Leroy Neff - May 1962

Leroy Neff

Most churches and their leaders take for granted that good Christians should fight for their country during the time of war. Here is an example of this common and almost universal teaching today. A soldier may kill in time of war, but for him to kill in the spirit of hatred is not the proper Christian attitude, a Roman Catholic priest said last night. Francis J. Connell, C.S.S.R., a former dean of Catholic University in Washington D.C., said Catholics may not justifiably become pacifists or conscientious objectors" Bergen Record, Baltimore, April 17, 1961). This clergyman states that it is wrong for a Christian not to engage in war. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library