The Simple Pastor

By Phil Whittall, church planter, blogger & book reviewer

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• Political Issues: Afghanistan & Defence

  April 16, 2010 // 1 Comment »

  A friend of mine has just arrived in Afghanistan for the third time, he’s there to fly helicopters in the RAF. On Sunday I met a lady who has worked for NATO in Afghanistan and there was me wondering what possible connection there could be between my life in the estates of north Shrewsbury and the big issues of war and peace. This is an issue, perhaps not as big as five years ago when anger about Iraq was still strong, but our military is still engaged in Afghanistan and our role as a military and nuclear power is still an issue. So how can a Christian think through the issues of Afghanistan and defence? (more…)

  Tags: afghanistan, defence
  Categories:
  nuclear weapons, politics

• Should the UK have nuclear weapons?

  October 22, 2009 // No Comments »

  Yes	2 (15%)
  No	11 (84%)
  Don’t know	0 (0%)

  Votes so far: 13

  Well that’s fairly conclusive – readers of this blog are against nuclear weapons by a massive majority. That’s kind of comforting. Anyone a member of CND?

  Categories:
  nuclear weapons, peace

• Reduce submarines but keep the nuclear weapons: Huh?

  September 23, 2009 // 1 Comment »

  So Gordon Brown has offered to cut the number of nuclear submarines operated by the Royal Navy from 4 to 3. This is quite smart as the PM can seen to be a statesman and at the same time be seen to deal with the massive financial problem he has helped create.

  I am in favour of reducing our nuclear weapons to zero. Only this isn’t what the PM appears to be proposing, he’s just proposing we have less submarines. We’ll still have 160 nuclear warheads. So far the Lib Dems (and I think Greens) are for a reduction in our nuclear deterrent capacity, which is in their favour. So time for a new poll, should the UK have nuclear weapons or not?

  *If you’re reading this in a reader, click through to the site to vote* 

  Categories:
  nuclear weapons, politics, polls