Help eliminate nuclear weapons. Recognizing the threat they pose to God’s sovereignty and to the people and earth so loved by God, General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have long addressed questions related to nuclear weapons.[PDF] In 1969, the…
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A World Free from Nuclear Weapons
On September 24, the U.N. Security Council, in a meeting chaired by by President Obama, took a huge step towards realizing the vision of a world free from nuclear weapons. The most powerful countries in the U.N. reaffirmed their commitment…
Read more »Work for a world without nuclear weapons: Pray
A recent statement by the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches notes that we have entered a season of hope in the effort to abolish nuclear weapons. The statement closes with a prayer:God of all times and seasons,…
Read more »WMD – We Must Disarm
The International Day of Peace, observed each year on 21 September, is a global call for ceasefire and non-violence. This year the Secretary-General is calling on governments and citizens to focus on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. On 13 June 2009,…
Read more »Abolish nuclear weapons
“We believe that lasting peace requires the elimination and prohibition of all weapons of mass destruction. We agree that negotiations for the elimination of such weapons should be predicated on an adequate arrangement for international inspection and control.” (PCUSA -…
Read more »6 August – Hiroshima Day
August 6 marks the anniversary of Hiroshima Day. This is a day to: remember those who died and were wounded by the bombing Hiroshima remember all people of every nation who died and were wounded during World War II recognize…
Read more »Toward a world free of nuclear weapons
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has long envisioned a world without nuclear weapons [PDF] . Could it be that the nations of the world are beginning to live into that vision? Recent events bring us to another…
Read more »North Korea, Iran, and Disarmament
Reflecting on North Korea, Iran, and Disarmament, Tyler Wigg-Stevenson notes that there are many questions about what is happening and what to do about it, particularly for those working for a world free of nuclear weapons. Wigg-Stevenson addresses two myths…
Read more »Call your Senators for a world without nuclear weapons
“Today, I state clearly and with conviction America’s commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” President Barack Obama, Prague, April 5, 2009 President Obama cannot do this alone. He needs our support. Please call…
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In a joint statement released after their recent meeting in London, President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation and President Barack Obama of the United States of America addressed nuclear weapons. “As leaders of the two largest nuclear weapons states,…
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