Onward, Christian Pacifists
The debates of the 1930s repeat themselves.
Joseph Loconte
April 7, 2003, Vol. 8, No. 29
EVEN WITH THE START of the war to unseat Saddam Hussein, religious leaders continue to oppose the use of force as unnecessary and unjust. Bob Edgar, general secretary of the National Council of Churches, laments the "failures of heart, mind and will that led to this war." The Church World Service, an association of mostly Protestant churches and relief agencies, sees only "horrendous humanitarian consequences" ahead.





















