Stardate 20010925.0627 (On Screen): The Reverend Rob Taylor, a Lutheran pastor, is also a reservist for the Air Force and now faces the possibility of being activated for the coming war. He laments his moral choice: "How can I with any credibility preach Sunday after Sunday about Jesus, who tells me to love my enemies, and yet be part of a combat support unit?" If he feels that way, why did he sign up to be part of the reserves in the first place? That's voluntary; no-one is forced to do it. For him to suddenly "get religion" just as he's faced with the possibility of actually having to serve in a real war isn't ethics, it's cowardice. If he really felt that way he should never had joined in the first place. "I like being in the reserves as long as there aren't any wars" isn't a statement of ethics, whether it's couched as one (by talking about Jesus) or not.
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