Re: Alicia Reynolds’ April 16 commentary, “Are we disciples of Jesus Christ or Judas Iscariot?�:
There is always a plethora of magazine covers, news articles, movies and sudden archeological finds that tend to crop up every year just in time for Easter. By using a biblical framework for her argument, Ms. Reynolds has jumped rather cleverly right onto the bandwagon with them.
Jesus was concerned about the Kingdom of Heaven and the rescue of humankind, period. Judas missed what Jesus was all about and paid for it.
As far as the United States being an imperialistic nation, such as the Roman Empire, I point to the countries of Japan and Germany. These two countries were conquered, and the rebuilding process largely began by the might (and money) of the United States, which neither acquired nor held these one-time enemies, but befriended them to the good of all. There is no other nation in history that has that type of track record.
If the United States adopts a policy of isolationism, and if we lack in our commitment to use force when necessary, we will be hanging ourselves on a tree just as surely as Judas did.
— Bryan White, Ventura
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