Moral Blindness (not the Bishops War)

[jmage at panix.com]

Chris Burford's moral certainty (which seems to rely on his conscience for
authority) and Nathan Newman's (which relies on the authority of "human
rights organizations") are not conclusive of the question of what here is
moral and what is not. Take, for instance, the following recent Canadian
news report - which - if morality and what is morally clear and who is
morally blind and so on is the issue (and here I claim no expertise or
authority whatsoever, as to either our morals or theirs)  - at least
establishes that any argument is false that is based on the claim that the
morality here is perfectly clear to all honest folk.

Mar 30, 19:10 est

Anglican Church opposes Canada's role in

                    bombing Serbs

                    OTTAWA (CP) - The head of Canada's Anglican Church says
it's

                    not morally justifiable for Canada to participate in
bombing

                    Serb forces in Kosovo.

                    Archbishop Michael Peers said Tuesday the NATO military

                    action is motivated by humanitarian ideals but ``fails
to meet

                    the tests provided in the Christian tradition, and widely

                    accepted within our culture, for a morally justifiable
military

                    engagement.''

                    He is just one of many religious leaders from Canada and

                    around the world who have spoken out against the bombing.

                    Pope John Paul II and his Eastern Orthodox counterpart,

                    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and the U.S. National

                    Council of Churches have all called for an end to the
bombing

                    and a resumption of negotiations.

                    U.S. Catholic bishops have also expressed serious
reservations

                    and urged American soldiers to examine their consciences on

                    whether they should participate in the military action.

[have I missed this for lack of attention?; does everyone else know this?;
what would Frannie Spellman say?- John Mage]

                    Peers said in a statement that the ethnic cleansing of

                    Albanians in Kosovo is horrific, but it's not clear
that the

                    NATO bombing campaign is the best way to end that
conflict.

                    He also questioned whether the use of force has been
initiated

                    by legitimate authority since NATO bypassed the role of the

                    United Nations' Security Council.

Chris, Nathan, in the bowels of Christ (and Rosa Luxemburg), consider that
you might be mistaken...

John Mage