2/19: A coalition of American churches sharply denounced the
U.S.-led war in Iraq on Saturday, accusing Washington of “raining down
terror” and apologizing to other countries for “the violence,
degradation and poverty our nation has sown.”
The statement, issued at the largest gathering of Christian churches in
nearly a decade, also warned the United States was pushing the world
toward environmental catastrophe with a “culture of consumption” and
its refusal to back international accords seeking to battle global
warming.
“We lament with
special anguish the war in Iraq, launched in deception and violating
global norms of justice and human rights,” said the statement from
representatives of the 34 U.S. members of World Council of Churches.
“We mourn all who have died or been injured in this war. We acknowledge
with shame abuses carried out in our name.” [more]