Land letter

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The Land letter was a letter sent to U.S. President George W. Bush by five evangelical Christian leaders on October 3, 2002, outlining their support for a just war pre-emptive invasion of Iraq. As its foundation for support, the letter refers to the "criteria of just war theory as developed by Christian theologians in the late fourth and early fifth centuries A.D."[1] The letter was written by Richard D. Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. It was co-signed by:

The letter asserted that a pre-emptive invasion of Iraq met the criteria of traditional 'just war' theory because:

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References

  1. 1 2 Stephen R. Rock (2011). Faith and Foreign Policy: The Views and Influence of U.S. Christians and Christian Organizations. Continuum. ISBN 9781441166845.

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