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[Wise Fool for Life]

Singaporean Chinese here. I've always been raised under the notion that Americans are generally very, very pro-military. I mean, you guys have the highest spending budget for military in the entire world after all.

I know for a fact that Republicans, most of which are Christians, are generally very supportive of the military. Do you agree with the statement?

It seems like Southern Baptist are really pro-military for some reason

Do you dislike the military? What do you want from the military? What's your preferred military policy? Do you want to reduce the number of service members like what the Russians did with theirs?

[jimwalton]

You'll find that Christians take different positions. Probably the most common position is "Just War Theory"—that often force is necessary to keep evil at bay. Many Christians are also pacifists: there is never just cause for force or violence.

> I know for a fact that Republicans, most of which are Christians, are generally very supportive of the military. Do you agree with the statement?

I may be naive, but I don't think the military is a partisan issue. There's a continual "guns vs. butter" debate, and Democrats are more prone to giving money away than Republicans are, usually reducing military spending for more social spending, but I don't think it's because Democrats are unsupportive of military. I think it's because it is thought that some of that money could be spent better in other directions.

> It seems like Southern Baptist are really pro-military for some reason

No clue.

> Do you dislike the military?

No. I think the military has an important role to play in keeping evil at bay.

> What do you want from the military?

Protection of our people, our resources, and our allies. Assistance to others in resource distribution, nation building, suppression of evil, and assistance to accomplish general good in their countries.

> What's your preferred military policy?

This is a very broad question, but possibly I have addressed some of it.

> Do you want to reduce the number of service members like what the Russians did with theirs?

It depends on the condition of global stability at the time. Right now I consider global stability to be quite tenuous and under threat, so right now I would advocate for a strong military.