FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Oct. 7, the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and the start of the so-called U.S. “War on Terror”, a group of justice and peace organizations and individual organizers are urging leaders of all U.S. religious denominations to end their “shocking” 20-year “near silence” on U.S. wars and to … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Oct. 7th actions call on U.S. religious leaders to end their ‘near silence’ on U.S. wars
Let’s observe October 7th as a “day of atonement”
by Jack Gilroy Halfway through the twenty-year war waged by the U.S. against the people of the Middle East, I chaired the Peace and Justice Committee at St. James parish in Johnson City, New York. One of our goals was to address the silent response of most Christian clergy to the horror of our wars … Continue reading Let’s observe October 7th as a “day of atonement”