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Sunday, February 11, 2007
Four Years
For the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war and subsequent occupation, Christians will be gathering in D.C. to pray, vigil, and participate in acts of civil disobedience. I am sure that many followers of Jesus have been standing against this violence of our government all along - even though W sometimes frames the need for war in Christian terms. It warms my heart that thousands of Christians are organizing to show that Jesus would not support this atrocity.
Christian Peace Witness for Iraq
From the site:
We invite you to join thousands in a "Christian Peace Witness for Iraq." As followers of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, our faith compels us to make our voice heard - to repent of our complicity with the invasion and occupation of Iraq and to renew our commitment to peacemaking. We ask you to join us in praying for peace, studying the scriptures, learning nonviolence, lighting candles of hope, and gathering together for an ecumenical public witness on March 16, 2007, the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq. We stand in solidarity with sisters and brothers in other faith
As Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote in The Trumpet of Conscience," There is nothing wrong with a traffic law which says you have to stop for a red light. But when a fire is raging, the fire truck goes right through that red light... Massive civil disobedience is a strategy for social change which is at least as forceful as an ambulance with its siren on full."
It is critical that people of faith and conscience respond to the emergency of the ongoing violence in Iraq by engaging in prayerful, determined and nonviolent civil disobedience (or, as some call it, "divine obedience") and other forms of peaceful witness at the White House on March 16.
Christian Peace Witness for Iraq
From the site:
We invite you to join thousands in a "Christian Peace Witness for Iraq." As followers of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, our faith compels us to make our voice heard - to repent of our complicity with the invasion and occupation of Iraq and to renew our commitment to peacemaking. We ask you to join us in praying for peace, studying the scriptures, learning nonviolence, lighting candles of hope, and gathering together for an ecumenical public witness on March 16, 2007, the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq. We stand in solidarity with sisters and brothers in other faith
As Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote in The Trumpet of Conscience," There is nothing wrong with a traffic law which says you have to stop for a red light. But when a fire is raging, the fire truck goes right through that red light... Massive civil disobedience is a strategy for social change which is at least as forceful as an ambulance with its siren on full."
It is critical that people of faith and conscience respond to the emergency of the ongoing violence in Iraq by engaging in prayerful, determined and nonviolent civil disobedience (or, as some call it, "divine obedience") and other forms of peaceful witness at the White House on March 16.
May their voices be heard. May all of our voices be heard.
posted by Carol at 12:52 PM
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