Iraq

Larisa Friesen 6-01-2007

From my seat in the balcony in the National Cathedral, I realized that the crowd I saw numbered nearly the same as the number of American soldiers who had fallen in the last four years.

Phyllis Taylor 6-01-2007

As a Jewish person in this Christian peace witness, I felt affirmed and welcomed by the other participants.

Amy Yarnell 6-01-2007

The depth of my sorrow for the loss of life on all sides seems beyond expression.

Administrator 4-27-2007

Bill Moyers Journal aired a great program Wednesday night called "Buying the War," a commentary asking how the mainstream press got Iraq and the question about WMDs so wrong in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion. You can

Administrator 3-26-2007

As part of the Christian Peace Witness for Iraq, more than 200 local vigils were organized around the U.S. - plus Canada and the U.K. - to coincide with the D.C. service, march, and vigil at the White House. This is an account of one of those local vigils:

I, along with four others from our congregation, [...]

Administrator 3-19-2007

Look for more coverage soon, but here's a first look at Friday night's Christian Peace Witness for Iraq in Washington, D.C., as marchers flooded 16th Street on their way to the White House:


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Three Christian Peacemaker Teams members who were held captive for 118 days in Iraq met in Britain last December—after police asked them to testify in the trial of their alleged captors&mdash

Tom C. Davis 1-01-2007
How can we abide the deaths of so many children?
Duane Shank 1-01-2007
It's time for the troops to come home.
Laurel Mathewson 1-01-2007

More than 133 people, many of them prominent religious leaders, were arrested on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in September.

F. William Hodge 12-01-2006

I read with great interest Stacia Brown’s article on conscientious objectors in the military (“Valor, Honor, Conscience,” September-October 2006).

I have always been uncomfortable with the designation “peacemaker.” “Makers” usually have an intimate relationship with their craft.

Peggy Gish 12-01-2006

The faces of our Iraqi partners showed pain and worry in April 2006 when we asked them whether Christian Peacemaker Teams should continue to work in Iraq after Jim, Harmeet, Norman, and Tom had bee

Rose Marie Berger 12-01-2006

Tom Fox was profoundly affected by the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

James Loney 12-01-2006

Christian Peacemakers on captivity in Iraq.

Joan Chittister 9-01-2006
Has the world changed? Or have we?
Erik K. Gustafson 9-01-2006
Soldier-candidates offer a firsthand perspective on the Iraq war.
Ed Spivey Jr. 9-01-2006
Welcoming al Qaeda's dynamic new leader in Iraq.
Stacia Brown 9-01-2006

A growing number of U.S. soldiers are saying no to the Iraq war.