What Every Christian Soldier Should Read

	What Every Christian Soldier Should Read Tuesday, November 02, 2010 On October 25, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver gave an inspiring lecture to Catholic cadets at the United States Air Force Academy on the decline of moral values in America and the need for a “new Christian knighthood.” Richard Thompson, President & Chief Counsel of the Law Center, commented, “This is a must read for every Christian soldier, regardless of denomination.  Pass it on.” Some of Archbishop Chaput’s points: “The great Russian Christian writer Vladimir Solovyov once said that to defend peaceful men, ‘the guardian angels of humanity mixed the clay [of the earth] with copper and iron and created the soldier.’ And until the spirit of malice brought into the world by Cain disappears from human hearts, the soldier ‘will be a good and not an evil.’” “Protect the moral character you build here, and remember the leadership you learn here. You’ll need both when the day comes to return to civilian life.” “There is no neutral ground. C.S. Lewis once said that Christianity is a ‘fighting religion.’ He meant that Christian discipleship has always been – and remains – a struggle against the evil within and outside ourselves. “We serve our nation best by serving God first, and by proving our faith with the example of our lives.” Click here to read the full text of the speech (PDF)

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