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Catholic priest’s anti nuclear battle

Tenacious Priest Fights Colo. Nukes Dec 22, 2009 SHARON DUNN, The Greeley Tribune GREELEY, Colo. (AP) ― Five months in Weld County Jail was starting to wear thin on Father Carl Kabat’s normally patient and jovial demeanor.He misses the outdoors, the freedom to move around, which at 76 is getting harder to do anyway……. Continue reading →

December 23, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Religious protest against exploitation of indigenous land

Quaker Indian Committee disavows Doctrine of Discovery, affirms Declaration Indian Country Today By Gale Courey Toensing Dec 17, 2009 PHILADELPHIA – Inspired by the actions of the Episcopal Church, a Quaker group has disavowed the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and voiced its support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Continue reading →

December 23, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues, Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Religious and medical anti-nuclear drive

Q&A : ‘Nuclear Energy Is Not a Solution to Climate Change’ – Neena Bhandari interviews DR SUE WAREHAM, at the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions MELBOURNE, Dec 9 (IPS)

IPS: What can religious and spiritual communities do to meet the challenge of abolishing these weapons of mass annihilation?

SW: We see the issue of nuclear weapons as one of the great ethical issues of our time. Continue reading →

December 10, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

World religions want action on abolishing nuclear weapons

Faiths join to stress vital challenge of nuclear abolition, at Melbourne’s Parliament of the World’s Religions

TOKYO, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Buddhist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim representatives joined voices during the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia, on December 7, calling for moral leadership by the world’s religions in the effort to abolish nuclear weapons. Continue reading →

December 9, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

MUSLIMS UNITE WITH CHRISTIANS AGAINST NUCLEAR WEAPONS | ISNA

ISNA UNITES WITH CHRISTIANS AGAINST NUCLEAR WEAPONS – The Islamic Society of North America Muslims, Christians United Against Nuclear Weapons Zainab Cheema Muslim Link Staff Writer Nuclear weapons pose one of the most contentious issues on today’s political stage. Continue reading →

November 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation | Leave a comment

A holy terror

A holy terror Catholic archbishops speak out against nuclear reactors VICTORIA HANDYSIDES METRO NEWS 18 June 09 EDMONTON Toxic waste, terrorist threats and depleted natural resources could be part of Alberta’s future if nuclear reactors are erected in the province, a reality of which citizens are largely unaware, Alberta’s Catholic archbishops said yesterday. Continue reading →

June 19, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Canada, Religion and ethics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment