[Peace-discuss] RE: The Christmas He Dreamed for All of Us

[Karen Medina]

>From: "Paul M. King" <pmking at uiuc.edu>  
>Question: What would it mean for AWARE to have substantive
>dialogue with the mainstream Christian community? What do we
>want from them? What can we give them? What is the best way 
to develop genuine relationships with them for the purpose of
>building future coalitions?

Having a dialogue with the mainstream Christian community is 
a tough question. If anyone has suggestions, please offer 
them.

It has been suggested that we contact a minister or the 
leaders of the church. Contacting these people when they are 
not interested in what you have to say is the first obstacle. 
The second obstacle is that the ministers are not the 
congregation, nor are they necessarily the gate to the 
congregation. So even if we succeed in having a conversation 
with a minister, there is still no contact with members of 
the church who might be interested in discussing the 
situation in Iraq. 

Suggestions?

-karen medina