Tag: conflict

Oppression is Not Peace

Within the last few days there has been a great deal of information coming out of Iran about the state-sanctioned beating and murder of a woman named Jîna Amini. It…

Combating Misinformation in The Russian Invasion of Ukraine

As we all know, within the last few days, Russian president Vladimir Putin has used the Russian military to launch an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Here at Lutheran Peace Fellowship…

Learn More. Enact Legislation. Raise Awareness. Bullying is a terrible pain-inflicting reality. Schoolyard and teen bullying are major concerns. Yet workplace bullying of adults, by their bosses or coworkers, is…

Armistice Day at 100: November 11, 1918-2018

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…

Armistice Day at 100: November 11, 1918-2018

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…

Conflict Transformation, Nonviolence, and Justice

An Annotated Guide to Over 400 Outstanding Books, Manuals, Audiovisuals, and Web Sites Outstanding Introductions Lawrence Apsey, Jren Etames Brisaol, Kppler, Transforming Power for Peace, a booklet of 17 brief…

Lutherans and Conscientious Objection to the Draft

Lutherans have had a long history of responding to the gospel call to be peacemakers. One of the initial motivations for the formation of a Lutheran peace movement in the…

A few dimensions of violence

Content note: list of violence statistics. For 15 to 24 year olds, one in four deaths are caused by firearms. 270,000 guns go to school every day in the U.S.…

Advocacy

LPF advocacy priorities include soaring US military budgets, conflicts around the globe, gun violence, our militarized foreign policy, world hunger, and human rights. Our advocacy updates keep you current on…

Transcript of Walter Wink’s Nonviolence for the Violent

Video and links Our long-time friend, Ken Butigan, has written an outstanding summary of some of the brilliant nonviolence work of Walter Wink. Walter Wink’s explanation of the “Third Way”…