"U.S. Church Alliance Denounces Iraq War"

[GreenPartyVoter]

On Friday, the U.S. National Council of Churches - which includes many WCC members - released a letter appealing to Washington to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and saying reports of alleged torture violated "the fundamental Christian belief in the dignity of the human person."

The two-page statement from the WCC group came at the midpoint of a 10-day meeting of more than 4,000 religious leaders, scholars and activists discussing trends and goals for major Christian denominations for the coming decades. The WCC's last global assembly was in 1998 in Zimbabwe - just four months after al-Qaida staged twin bombings at U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

"Our country responded (to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks) by seeking to reclaim a privileged and secure place in the world, raining down terror on the truly vulnerable among our global neighbors ... entering into imperial projects that seek to dominate and control for the sake of national interests," said the statement. "Nations have been demonized and God has been enlisted in national agendas that are nothing short of idolatrous."

http://www.hostdiva.com/liberalchristians/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=41

[DemGirl7]

1. Now these are what REAL christians look like

I'm not a religious person, but this is what REAL christians are supposed to look like. And the funny thing is that the so-called christians who claim to be so holy, like Falwell, Robertson, and Dobson are the ones who has supported this conflict whole heartedly from the very begining, proving once again that they are nothing more than phonies.

[FreedomAngel82]

2. Yes

I still remember when either earlier this year or late last year a California church had a preacher who just preached against war in general and they got the IRS on them but others who are activley getting involved in politics don't get punished. *sigh* But they're just now doing this? Or have they always been against the war? As a Christian I'm against violence in general.

[patrice]

3. That's right.

"Our" country has gone insane.

What wars will we start the next time some pResident thinks he's the messiah?