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

[C. G. Estabrook]

There are those who apparently think that this topic shouldn't
be broached at all, that it violates liberal notions of good
order.  On the contrary, I think that we should follow the
recommendations of Luke 12, etc.  Practically that might mean
discussing it in our sad substitutes for the public square
(C-U N-G, WILL, etc.), making it a focus for an AWARE Presents
forum, or organizing some panels or discussions within the
university.  (Robert McKim, an AWARE fellow-traveler and chair
of the religious studies program at UIUC, has written about
the silence of the churches in regard to this war.) --CGE


---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:31:40 -0600
>From: Karen Medina <kmedina at uiuc.edu>  
>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] RE: The Christmas He Dreamed for
All of Us   
>To: Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> ...
>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