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Richard Deats 3-01-2003
Peter Ackerman and Jack DuVall have done an excellent job in clearly demonstrating the power of strategic nonviolent action in overthrowing oppressive regimes such as that of Saddam Hussein.
Rose Marie Berger, 3-01-2003
Last November, 12 clergy in full regalia—accompanied by acolytes with candles, crosses, holy water, and faith—processed to the federal building in Portland, Oregon...
Rose Marie Berger 3-01-2003
Gov. George Ryan cleared Illinois' death row in January when he commuted 171 condemned inmates' sentences...
Rose Marie Berger, 3-01-2003
To protest Prime Minister Tony Blair's threat to attack Iraq, two U.K. train drivers refused in January to move a freight train carrying ammunition
Rose Marie Berger, 3-01-2003
Critics who insist the church is full of hot air finally have their proof: British entrepreneur Mike Gill has introduced the world's first (and hopefully last) inflatable church.
Rose Marie Berger, 3-01-2003
Recently the Associated Press identified some of the fundamental changes to Americans' legal rights by the Bush administration through the USA Patriot Act and the Office of Homeland Security:
Rose Marie Berger, 3-01-2003
George Weber, 73, of Chesley, Ontario, was killed in a motor accident on January 6 while traveling with a Christian Peacemaker Team delegation north of Basrah, Iraq.
Rose Marie Berger, 3-01-2003
Sister Antonia Anthony is a 74-year-old Franciscan nun who raises funds for the poor of southern Mexico.
Rose Marie Berger, 3-01-2003
Last year corporations took it on the chin when it came to financial scandal.
Rose Marie Berger, 3-01-2003
Saints' Daze. A few days before Christmas, Pope John Paul II beatified Mother Teresa, elevating her to the rank just below sainthood.
Mark Davis 3-01-2003
"THE BOMB is Back" (by Jonathan Schell, November-December 2002) recommends the prohibition of nuclear arms to prevent nuclear war.
Harriet Warnock-Graham 3-01-2003
I was moved by Josh Healey's concern for the human rights of Palestinians ("Not in My Name"). It's encouraging to see young people committed to justice.
Rose Marie Berger, 3-01-2003
Still confused about the rules governing political activity by religious organizations?
Ron Stivers 3-01-2003
IN "NOT IN MY NAME" (January-February 2003), Josh Healey states, "I must first recognize that the root of the conflict—the occupation—is being perpetrated by the Israeli government."