Comments on: The Glory of War http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/08/09/the-glory-of-war/ Where our past is never very long ago Sun, 19 May 2013 15:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ardis E. Parshall http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/08/09/the-glory-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-81463 Ardis E. Parshall Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:08:05 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=13194#comment-81463 I think that’s a key idea, TOClark. There’s still a lot of glorification of war going on, although it masquerades behind glorifying of soldiers and their very genuine sacrifices, which makes it difficult to question war in general or a given war in particular without risking sounding like you’re denigrating soldiers — but I think it’s nothing to the glorying in war that appears throughout World War I.

There are quite a few articles and poems and stories in the magazines at this era that at least semi-pacifist. That changes in 1916 after the U.S. entered the war. Immediately after the war, the calls for a permanent end to warfare pick up again.

]]> By: The Other Clark http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/08/09/the-glory-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-81453 The Other Clark Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:35:14 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=13194#comment-81453 Theologically, the answer to the question is found in Alma 43:47.

It’s nice to see a more rational view published to the offset the War Fever promoted by other Church leaders during the WW1 timeframe.

]]> By: David Y. http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/08/09/the-glory-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-81448 David Y. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:59:04 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=13194#comment-81448 Thanks for anticipating my next question. {grin]

]]> By: Ardis E. Parshall http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/08/09/the-glory-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-81427 Ardis E. Parshall Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:22:44 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=13194#comment-81427 Yes. (Now you want to know which one. Okay — Juvenile Instructor.)

]]> By: David Y. http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/08/09/the-glory-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-81426 David Y. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:06:38 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=13194#comment-81426 A dramatic sentiment — reminds me of Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et decorum est.”

Was this printed in a Church publication?

]]> By: Ardis E. Parshall http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/08/09/the-glory-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-81415 Ardis E. Parshall Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:48:17 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=13194#comment-81415 Fair enough.

I think on Tuesdays and Thursdays when we don’t have an installment of a serial, I’ll start posting lesser-known Mormon poetry in the afternoon.

]]> By: Ellen http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/08/09/the-glory-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-81413 Ellen Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:44:35 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=13194#comment-81413 Certainly no glory in war, but talk to a communist refugee on its necessity.

]]> By: jk http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/08/09/the-glory-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-81410 jk Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:29:52 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=13194#comment-81410 This is perfect. Thanks for sharing!

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