Archive for August, 2005

No one is safe until …

Tuesday, August 9th, 2005

No one in the world is safe until every nation, including the United States, abandons and destroys its nuclear weapons. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed 60 years ago, killing 300,000 people. 95% of them were civilians. 1300 were children in one school. Since then we engaged in a generation-long "cold war," with two nations threatening […]

The Sanctity of Life

Monday, August 8th, 2005

Many self-described "pro-life" believers speak regularly about the sanctity of life. Usually they are talking about abortion or stem cell research. But there are many other concerns that relate to the sacred value of life.
A consistent pro-life position begins with the first phrase of the Safe Place Covenant: Honor each person as one […]