Sign me up …

I have been in several important conversations lately with friends who agree that the time has come to plan and launch a world-wide, interfaith, abolition movement – to abolish nuclear weapons. Obviously, the moral reasons for such an abolition movement make tremendous sense, but now the political realities and economic logic are falling in line as well. Both Presidents Bush and President Clinton have been committed to reducing nuclear weapons, and abolition of nuclear weapons was a dream of Ronald Reagan as well. Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, former secretaries of state, along with William Perry, a former secretary of defense, and Sam Nunn, a former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee have all come forward in favor of a sane plan to make nuclear weapons history.
This is something I expect to be involved with in any ways I can in the years ahead. Here are some links if you’re interested …
An article from Faith and Public Life…
Faithfulsecurity.org … people of faith addressing this issue …
globalzero.org … political will being mobilized on the issue …

Psalm 20:7 says … “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.”