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Christina anti-nuclear activists face gaol in UK

these men and women of the faith know something most of the world has forgotten: that nuclear weapons are as menacing as ever to all God’s creatures, great and small.

Aging Plowshares Anti-Nuke Activists Face Years in Prison | TakePart, Adam Trunell, 10 sept 10, – “…….This past week in England, a priest and two activists were arrested after they cut through a perimeter fence at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Berkshire, then knelt and prayed on the restricted grounds. Ranging in age from 43 to 63 years old, the protestors were indicted and charged as the Plowshares Movement observes its 30th year of nonviolent activism against the world’s most dangerous weapon. Continue reading →

September 10, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, UK | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Call to Muslims to support nuclear disarmament

when it comes to threats to humanity, there should be a Muslim voice to join hands with that of Christians who support the Two Futures Project

Why Muslims Should Support Nuclear Weapons Disarmament, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Rizwan Ladha, 2 Sept 10, “……..For moderate and intellectual Muslims as well, the choice should be simple: either risk annihilating the human race or eliminate the global threat posed by nuclear weapons. Believe it or not — and I know I’m opening up a big hole here — there is plenty of talk in the Qur’an about being good, kind, righteous, giving and generous to one’s fellow man, regardless of religious creed…… Continue reading →

September 3, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, disarmament, nuclear, nuclear weapons, peace | Leave a comment

Younger Christians lead in movement to ban nuclear weapons

..the real zeal comes from evangelicals 40 years old and younger….. the ones really moving the ball forward on this are younger Christians who say that the 21st century is not one that’s going to be secured by nuclear weapons……………..there’s no legitimate theological basis in the Bible for Christians to justify the killing of innocents. Nuclear weapons also violate the “just war” criteria,”

A Christian Voice Argues for Banning Nuclear WeaponsAtomic weapons make for bad security and bad theology, evangelical activist Tyler Wigg-Stevenson argues, Politics and Policy, By Alex Kingsbury September 1, 2010 Even if the “New START” nuclear arms reduction treaty is ratified by the Senate (and that is uncertain after Senate sponsors postponed debate this week until fall, at the earliest), the United States and Russia will still maintain large arsenals of missiles on hair-trigger alert. Continue reading →

September 2, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, peace | Leave a comment

NASA’s friend Paul McCartney condemns their radiation testing on monkeys

The Former Beatle is unhappy about NASA using poor animals for outer space radiation testing.

Paul McCartney asks NASA to stop animal testing Oneindia , 27 Aug 2010, Beatles Superstar Sir Paul McCartney and NASA have a strong relationship but right now they are involved in some monkey business. Continue reading →

August 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Arrests of Catholic protestors at site for nuclear weapons facility

The new plant, which will make non-nuclear parts for nuclear weapons, is set to be the nation’s first new major nuclear weapons production facility in 32 years……

Catholic activists arrested at Kansas City nuclear weapons facility, National Catholic Reporter, Aug. 17, 2010By Joshua J. McElwee KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Singing choruses of “we shall not be moved” while scattering sunflower seeds, 14 activists were arrested here Aug. 16 after blocking an earth moving vehicle on the site of a proposed nuclear weapons manufacturing facility. Continue reading →

August 24, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Japanese pastor’s plea for abolition of nuclear weapons

Munetou said the world church “has an obligation and a responsibility to continue to say ‘No!’ without any ‘Yes’ to nuclear weapons that are against humanity and the absolute evil that plunges humanity into ruin and is incompatible with Christian faith”.

The Ecumenical Movement and the Nuclear Question Acton Institute PowerBlog, “…….By Hisashi YukimotoTokyo, 4 August (ENI)–A Japanese pastor who became a Christian after surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima says his decades-long pursuit of peace has involved a resistance to “nuclear weapons in the human mind”……. Continue reading →

August 10, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, cancer, nuclear weapons, radioactive, reactors | Leave a comment

University of California designs technologies for nuclear holocaust

should the University of California be managing laboratories that design the latest technologies for nuclear holocaust?

Higher Learning: How to Blow Up the World, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Norman Solomon:, 6 August 2010, On my way to the Los Alamos National Laboratory a few years ago, I found it listed in a New Mexico phone book–under “University of California.”

Since the early 1940s, UC has managed the nation’s top laboratories for designing nuclear bombs. Today, California’s public university system is still immersed in the nuclear weapons business. Continue reading →

August 6, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear technology, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Christian and Buddhist leaders speak against nuclear weapons

Protesting the bomb: Religious groups to remember Hiroshima – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com, 30 July 2010, “………..Aug. 6 marks the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, followed by the bombing of Nagasaki three days later. The 200,000-plus deaths from those attacks, and the perceived need to reduce the number of such weapons, is the focus of an alliance of religious and secular groups. Continue reading →

July 31, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radiation | 1 Comment

NASA scientist walks out over radiation experiments on monkeys

Since leaving her position at NASA, Evans has devoted much of her time to building support for an international treaty that would ban primate experiments for the purpose of space exploration.

Local NASA engineer resigns over monkey experiments | This isn’t rocket science April Evans’ dream – working for NASA – came true, but she couldn’t condone its radiation experiments on monkeys, By ERIC BERGER. HOUSTON CHRONICLE, July 29, 2010, “…..her career remained ascendant until she learned of the space agency’s plan to irradiate monkeys as part of a $1.75 million experiment… Continue reading →

July 30, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, radioactive, reactors | Leave a comment

Christians against nuclear weapons

most voiced disappointment that his [Obama’s] administration’s fiscal year 2011 defense budget–even when adjusted for inflation–surpasses any Pentagon budget since World War II………

Nuclear swords to God’s plowshares – On Faith at washingtonpost.com, 9 July 2010, “………radical Christian pacifists want to dismantle bombs, not detonate them. More than 180 peace activists convened last weekend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Plowshares movement, an anti-nuclear weapons movement spearheaded by religious pacifists. Continue reading →

July 10, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

NASA to persist in useless, but cruel, animal radiation tests

Because of drastic biological differences between species, radiation experiments on monkeys won’t tell scientists anything about how astronauts will react to deep space.

NASA Plans to Expose Monkeys to Radiation, ALLVOICES, By StevieNicoleDow Washington : DC : USA | Jul 07, 2010 NASA has announced that it plans to fund a $1.75 million project in which up to 30 squirrel monkeys will be exposed to a very large, harmful dose of radiation and then be locked in steel cages without any companionship. They will be forced to endure years of behavioral tests to measure the inevitable devastation that the radiation causes to their brains and bodies, which would likely include brain damage, skin inflammation, blindness, various types of cancer, including brain tumors, and premature death. Continue reading →

July 8, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, cancer, radiation, reactors | Leave a comment

People of conscience resist the nuclear threat

We the people of conscience therefore exercise the right of every citizen of this republic and this planet to peacefully resist the nuclear threat; attacking as it does every core concept of human rights.

(USA) Declaration of Independence from Nuclear Weapons – Salem-News.Com,,Eileen Fleming, Jul-05-2010 36 arrested at Y-12 National Security Complex. (OAK RIDGE, Tenn.) – Priests and nuns, atheists, anarchist and one clown were among the 23 arrested by the State and 13 by the Federal Government for nonviolently resisting Nuclear Weapons at Y-12 on 5 July 2010. Continue reading →

July 7, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, disarmament, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear technology, nuclear weapons, peace, radiation | Leave a comment

Cruel and unnecessary radiation experiments on monkeys

Dr. Marge Peppercorn, a retired pediatrician from Sudbury and a member of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, said the experiment, proposed by McLean researcher Dr. Jack Bergman, would yield little useful information and would cost $1.75 million. She said any information from the experiment would provide little evidence of the actual impact of space radiation on astronauts on a deep space mission.

Protesters at Belmont’s McLean Hospital call experiment animal cruelty – Belmont, MA – Belmont Citizen-Herald, By Christian Schiavone Belmont Citizen-Herald, Jun 10, 2010 Belmont, Mass. —About 50 demonstrators held signs outside McLean Hospital for more than an hour Thursday urging the hospital to cancel its plans to participate in an experiment to study the effects of radiation on monkeys… Continue reading →

July 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy | Leave a comment

People for Ethical Treatment of Animals rally against monkey radiation experiments

PETA protests BNL monkey research, Long Island Business News, by Claude Solnik June 22, 2010 , NASAPlans to expose monkeys to high levels of radiation at Brookhaven National Laboratory have prompted concerns from advocates who argue the research is cruel and could be done by other means.Protesters from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals today rallied outside BNL, where NASA is planning to fund a $1.75 million experiment by a Harvard-affiliated researcher……………..

PETA argues NASA’s European counterpart – the European Space Agency – has stated it “declines any interest in monkey research and does not consider any need or use for such result.”

PETA contends NASA instead could conduct studies using human tissue and simulators that would “yield results relevant to humans, something that animal experiments cannot do.”

June 23, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

NASA’s cruel monkey experiments to be shamed

monkeys would be blasted with a harmful dose of radiation. As a result, the animals would likely suffer from brain damage, cancerous tumors, or a loss of motor control. Following the radiation exposure, these highly intelligent and social animals would spend the rest of their lives in a laboratory where they would be isolated in cages and subjected to years of behavioral experiments.

PETA ‘TREKKIES’ TO CRASH NASA’S ‘STAR TREK LIVE’ OPENING TO PROTEST AGENCY’S RADIATION EXPERIMENTS ON MONKEYSAs Stage Show Debuts, Group Will Call On NASA to Allow Animals to ‘Live Long and Prosper’ Dressed as “Trekkies,” PETA members will greet visitors to the Kennedy Space Center on Friday and call on NASA to pull its funding for cruel and crude radiation experiments on monkeys. Continue reading →

June 11, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment