Friday, September 06, 2002

Iraq - FaithandValues.com From Faith and Values.com - Denominational Releases on the U.S. discussions about waging war on Iraq: Denominational Responses Central Committee 'profoundly concerned' about US threats of violence against Iraq September 2, 2002 - Amid a series of comments on world trouble spots, the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed "concern and alarm" Monday (2 September) about United States aims to overthrow the government of Iraq. more... WCC calls on Iraq to respect UN, expresses alarm at US military stance September 2, 2002 - The World Council of Churches called on the United States to desist from military threats against Iraq and on Baghdad to respect United Nations Security Council resolutions, including demands that it destroy all weapons of mass destruction and that it co-operate fully with UN inspectors. more... A call to stop the rush to war August 30, 2002 - The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches has issued a statement calling for a stop to the U.S. government's plans to attack Iraq. more... A call to stop the rush to war August 30, 2002 - As representatives and participants from the United States, British and Canadian churches meeting at the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, we have heard and share the concern of those of other nations about the apparent drift towards military confrontation in Iraq. more... US, UK and Canadian church leaders urge a halt to 'rush to war' with Iraq August 30, 2002 (WCC) - Thirty-seven church leaders from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada have called upon the US and British governments to use restraint in "the apparent drift towards military confrontation in Iraq". more... Interchurch relief group urges lobby against Iraq attack Church World Service is asking citizens to "contact the President and urge him to resist unilateral military action against Iraq for the sole purpose of overthrowing the regime of Saddam Hussein." It says the U.S. should "support efforts to implement UN resolutions on weapons inspections and military sanctions rather than the use of force to address the problem." more... How not to get rid of Saddam The alternative to war or appeasement is 'passive aggression,' says security analyst Andrew Mack in this commentary. more... Middle East churches decry war talk "As talk focuses upon escalating this low-intensity war into a full-scale military offensive, the churches in the Middle East are truly alarmed," says a statement from the Middle East Council of Churches. "Not only has the sanctions regime failed; that failure is now to be compounded by an initiative that lacks justification and has no discernable or constructive goal. It has no support in the region." more... Vatican Radio warns U.S. attack on Iraq would create worse crisis An authoritative Vatican official has warned the Bush administration that a U.S. attack on Iraq would only create new and worse crises. more...   9/11 Remembered Bible Debate Death Penalty Forgiveness High Holy Days Iraq Islam Racism-Prejudice Sukkot ..... Bible Study Daily Scripture Devotional Search Sacred Text ..... Best Of Class Award Current Events Faith Groups Featured Topics Holidays/Holy Days Most Requested Webcast   Contents of this page may be freely reproduced by any not-for-profit organization, provided the following notice is included: "Provided by www.FaithandValues.com...'light for the journey'." Please note that FaithandValues.com does not claim primary copyright on the source material. If you wish to reprint entire articles, you must obtain permission of the copyright holder. comment [] 9:54:05 PM     JOHO the Blog asks what Faith sees in the Sept. 11 events? I wrote a little article called  Islam Hijacked a few days after the attacks,  because I worried about the impact of this event on the relationships between the Muslim and Christian worlds,  and on Muslims at the hands of ignorance on the part of bigoted people, Christian or not (the "Christian" forms of bigotry REALLY bother me,  since I find myself having to defend the Christian faith I adhere to against the faith that these "alien religion" bashers spout as "truth".  I find it very bothersome that so many "Christian " people can be so blind to the existence of extremist fanaticism within  the ranks of "Christian" factions and sub-cultures of all sorts,  like the "survivalist" types and the McVeighs and the Klu Klux KLan.  The West Wing episode that aired just prior to their season opener last fall had Josh Lyman's character make a comparison:  MUslim extremists are to Islam as ______ is to Christianity.  Answer: KKK.  Add a healthy dose of apocalyptic fervor,  and a few dashes of a Nationalistic sense of destiny,  baptize it with theocracy visions,  and motivate it all with conquest of the foe,  and you get the BinLaden-AlQuida extremism.  To sum it all up,  you have self-deception of demonic dimensions.   My home page (at least as of 9/2) shows me in a T-shirt sporting several flags of different nations, and bearing the title "Citizen of the World".  My Christianity is a tad more universalistic than a good many of other Christians are willing to embrace.  For me,  Christ is a Cosmic Christ,  revealing himself in every culture,  even though the spiritual identifications made within differing spirtualities across the world are cast in different characters,  each is an attempt to capture the essence of divine revelation.  "Islam Hijacked"story linked here Islam Hijacked Tony Campolo has an excellent speech on the topic of Christians and Sept 11 ,  which I link to in this blog Gordon Cosby reflects on how All Are Connected ..... comment [] 8:33:40 PM

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