OK, better late than never I guess.

Better, at least, for the ones who still have feet and arms and faces. Better for the ones who are still alive. Better, at least.

"The biblical witness tells us that when a blind man leads he stumbles into a ditch," said Parham. "That's why those with sight lead those who are blind. And now is the time, for the sighted Christian community to provide clarity about a way forward. We must offer the moral message that violence only begets more violence. Sending more troops will beget more violence. More violence is not an acceptable moral path. An acceptable path is more talking with our real and perceived adversaries, seeking the common ground of less violence."

(Robert Parham, executive director of the Baptist Center for Ethics, quoted - with much more - by the Rev. Chuck Currie, United Church of Christ.)