Reply #4: Start from the bottom entry, by the way [View All]

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It's in reverse chronological order, with the newest post at the top.

I had the privilege of going on a CPT delegation (you don't get the distinctive red hat, but I got a way-cool t-shirt) to Chiapas, Mexico in 2001. If you're down on all religion and religious expression, and are convinced that every bad thing that happens in the world by people hiding behind the cross or the Koran or whatever are the epitome of religious belief, this is a good place to see the antidote. Unsurprisingly, I suppose, the three historic Christian peace denominations (Mennonites, Quakers and Church of the Brethren) are also the smallest denominations. But this is what they do.

Reading Andy Johnston's first post from Israel reminded me of seeing the injustice in Mexico, and trying to navigate a way through the oppressors and their victims, and arrive at a place where fear and revenge didn't reach. Good stuff.