War and Space

"The exploration and use of outer space […] shall be for peaceful purposes and shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interest of all countries, irrespective of their degree of economic or scientific development."
from the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/55/32, 2001

Unfortunately, our government has added this to its long list of ignored U.N. resolutions. For almost a decade, the U.S. has been working toward building "defense" capabilities in outer space. Of course, other countries will not be allowed to "defend" themselves:

"A key objective […] is not only to ensure U.S. ability to exploit space for military purposes, but also to deny an adversary’s ability to do so."
from the Quadriennal Defense Review, 2001

But it appears that God doesn't intend for us to do anything of the sort. To President Bush, who says he's a Christian, I put forth this quote from the Bible [Old Testament, Book of Obadiah, verse 4]:

"You who say in your heart,
'Who will bring me down to the ground?',
Though you ascend as high as the eagle,
And though you set your nest as high as the stars,
from there I will bring you down," says the Lord.

That's spooky... I don't think I want to be an astronaut anymore!

by Carmelo Modica and Herman Petrecca