Christian churches in their majority witness for peace and justice, and stand for enduring values in contrast to the intrigues of power politics. A prominent evangelical Christian theologian argues that American evangelicals have entered into an unprincipled alliance with power and violence by supporting the unjust war against Iraq. Christian just war theology makes it clear that war can only be fought as a last resort, and if fought must never target civilians, must make its aims clear and limited, and must observe ethical standards in treatment of prisoners. The United States has abandoned all pretense to adherence to just war standards and has resorted to the immoral "our ends are good, and they justify our means" rational.
Some religious communities including Unitarian Universalists have remained independent of the dominant culture and the powers that be, and witnessed for peace and justice instead of exclusive privilege and triumphalism.
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