While I’ve found the public face (ANSWER and their ilk) on the anti-war movement to be pretty disgusting, some of the voices rising above the clamor have been refreshingly reasonable.

Brian McClaren is a senior pastor at Cedar Ridge Community Church in suburban Washington, DC. He gave a sermon on January 12 that was directed at President Bush. He makes some important points. However, it’s always easier to make these points from the pulpit than to apply them in the Oval Office. I truly think that Bush has done a superb job NOT going to war. Let us not forget that our last president had no problem using military action as a distraction from his personal problems. This president has gone to great lengths to avoid war, offering Iraq many chances to disarm. If we go to war with Iraq, it will truly be a last resort, and something that Bush will not enjoy having to do.