Christian peacemaker Teams News
On Saturday, November 26, 2005 four members of Christian peacemakers Teams were abducted in iraq. On March 20th the body of American Quaker Tom Fox was found; on March 23rd, the remaining three hostages were freed by U.S. and British military forces.
Here at Nonviolence.org, we have always been impressed and highly supportive of the deep witness of the Christian peacemakers Teams. Their members have represented the best in both the peace and Christian movements, consistently putting themselves in danger to witness the gospel of peace. Not content to write letters or stand on pickett lines in safe western capitals, they go to the frontlines of violence and proclaim a radical alternative.
While we can be grateful for the release of the three remaining hostages, we should continue to remember the 43 foreign hostages still being held in iraq and the 10-30 iraqis reportedly taken hostage each and every day. As iraq slips into full-scale civil war we must also organize against the war-mongerers, both foreign and internal and finde ways of standing alongside those iraqis who want nothing more than peace and freedom.
Here's links to recent articles on the situation.
Memorials to Tom Fox»
Free the Captives Giving Thanks "We do not support the ongoing occupation of Iraq, but we know that the soldiers serving there are human beings endowed with the same qualities we cherish in our friends and neighbors."
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Who Killed Tom Fox? Why and What's the Reason For? "Out here on the radical fringe of Christianity, there are those of us who believe that there are worse things than being killed standing up for what you believe in. We feel that it’s better to honor our personal integrity, our relationship with the div
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Add Fox's name to book of martyrs Fox "had been shot in the head and chest and bore scars of torture. And so it was learned he had joined the ranks of Christians who have paid the price of death for the way they chose to live. We call them martyrs, and Fox is one in the true sense."
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Mobtown: The Butcher and the Peacemaker "I glanced at Tom's blog once or twice, noted that it seemed to be more about 'current events' than about 'religion,' and moved on... Had I not been in such a hurry to find latter-day, online incarnations of Thomas Kelly and Rufus Jones, I would have foun
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Statement from Fox's Langley Hill Friends Meeting "The loss of Tom is personal to those of us at Langley Hill who knew and loved him. We need to remember that personal loss has also happened to thousands of Iraqis -- indeed to tens of thousands of families around the world -- who have lost loved ones in
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Remembering Tom Fox A memorial page on the Christian Peacemaker site
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Friends Recall Tom Fox "The Tom Fox the world didn't get to see was an affable man with a keen sense of humor, according to those who knew him."
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On Death and the Treasuring of Life "The news shook me up much more than I would have expected, and I’ve been trying to figure out why. Of course I realized that this outcome was a possibility... I realize that I feel shaken because this news makes me think: 'the world is worse off than I
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Every Church A Peace Church's John Stoner "And I learned that this church sign, passed by thousands of people on foot and in cars every day, has a reputation in Toronto of carring meaningful and provocative truths. Tom's witness has impacted this church... They are exploring the power of gospel
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