Church in Iraq opposes death penalty
May 27, 2008
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Ekklesia reports that an al-Qaeda leader in Iraq has been sentenced to death for the killing of the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho –
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Tag: War and peace
War is…
May 27, 2008
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The NY Times blog, Freakonomics reports on twelve replies given by the Canterbury Club at West Point to the question, “What do you think about
Torture: evil and ineffective
May 22, 2008
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The Rev. George Clifford, a former Navy chaplain argues: Torture involves acts that should lie beyond the bounds of acceptable morality – always. …. Not only is torture antithetical to Christian principles and incompatible with Christian virtue, torture is also ineffective. In other words, the evil of torture very rarely if ever results in a greater good.
Generals waging peace
May 20, 2008
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Christ is the Prince of Peace; so you would expect many clergy to be peaceniks. But some generals have been as well. From Washington to Eisenhower, we have elected nine former generals to be President of the United States. Not one of them then led us into a foreign war. Some other Presidents sort of promised not to. But they did.
What has the Church had to say about the war in Iraq?
May 15, 2008
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There are a variety of perspectives about war that emerge from the Christian tradition, and preachers and church leaders would do well to recognize that pacifists, veterans, active duty officers, as well as victims of war sit in our pews. But still, couldn’t we have the courage to examine the tradition of just war and the various forms of pacifism and do this in a way that could raise the tenor of discussion?
Wounds of war
May 13, 2008
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…with an increasing number of troops being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, the modern military is debating an idea Gen. Washington never considered — awarding one of the nation’s top military citations to veterans with psychological wounds, not just physical ones.
A Sunni-Shiite fatwa against suicide bombing?
May 1, 2008
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High-ranking Shiite and Sunni leaders are preparing to issue a religious decree condemning suicide bombings and other forms of violence, according to an Anglican minister who has led efforts to bring the two Muslim sects closer.
Seeking a way forward in Zimbabwe
April 24, 2008
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The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued a joint statement this morning concerning the deteriorating situation of ordinary people in Zimbabwe calling for “a civil society movement that both gives voice to those who demand an end to the mayhem that grows out of injustice, poverty, exclusion and violence.”
Bishop stops arms
April 18, 2008
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An Anglican bishop in South Africa has successfully sued in court to prevent the transport of a large shipment of small arms across South Africa that were en-route to Zimbabwe. Bishop Rubin Philips acted in High Court of Durban and invoked a section of South African law to stop the shipments.
Chaplains honor each of the 4000 fallen
March 25, 2008
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As the toll [reached] 4,000, Wainwright and hundreds of other military chaplains in Iraq and across America wrestled with hard questions constantly. These are the men and women who pray with the mortally wounded, who administer last rites on bomb-scarred roads, who sit at kitchen tables with grieving families back home
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