Is religion so pliable that it can be contorted against
itself “with a straight face?” That is to say, does the human mind lack the
machinery necessary to recognize contradiction in religious matters? I submit that the answer is yes. This is not
necessarily to be “anti-religion;” rather, the implication is that acting from
a religious motive ought not to be done without critical self-examination and
care. The case of a Christian minister fighting in the Ukrainian army provides
a useful case study of the vulnerability.
The full essay is at “A
Pentecostal Pastor Fights the Enemy in Ukraine.”