God and Smiting

First, a definition (thanks, Google):
to smite=

inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon

affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"

afflict: cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Now, some links with different perspectives on the question of God and violence:

Paul Copan (on Ravi Zacharias's page) gives us some historical background about the Canaanites...

Brian McLaren talks about the Apocalypse and pretty hardcore images of Jesus...


Have you found any others you'd like to add to the page?

Illuminated Scriptures from Epiphany 8 (Feb 27)

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