Blog Archives: militarism

LPF members live out their faith in ways that challenge societal practices about violence and defense. Earlier this year, outgoing LPF Board member Bruce Radtke traveled to Creech Air Force…

World War I was called the “war to end all wars” when Armistice Day was first proclaimed on November 11, 1918. The U. S. Congress created Armistice Day to commemorate…

When is it right to kill? In the midst of war, is it right to refuse? Eight U.S. soldiers, some who have killed and some who said no, reveal their…

St Martin of Tours is known as the first conscientious objector and a great peacemaker in the Christian church. His feast day of 11 November (or the nearest Sunday) which…

The grand jury has decided to not charge the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed teen in the Ferguson suburb of St. Louis three months ago. The decision…

There has been a deluge of reporting and commentary on the killing of an unarmed black teen in the Ferguson suburb of St Louis, and on the protests that followed. …

Are you “giving anything up” for Lent this year?  A group of Christian peacemakers in California took action in an Ash Wednesday civil disobedience to urge the U.S. to give…

In next few months we face an important set of public dis- cussions and votes in Congress. The good news: the subject  is both straightforward and familiar,  federal budget priorities.…

Here’s a fact that may prove disturbing to serious followers of Jesus, the Prince of Peace:  more than 6,000 nuclear weapons exist in the USA today, ready for deployment. Nuclear…