We have been entrusted with the vision of hope. We are to bring peace and justice in the spirit of Jesus Christ to all people. We are concerned about the increasing rise of militarism throughout the world. Today's world appears headed for a nuclear holocaust. All the leading governments acquire even deadlier weapons.
New members join the nuclear club.
The global arms race diverts millions of people in uniform and millions of civilians from productive work. The arms race robs the world's hungry, the sick, the orphaned, and the handicapped from what the earth's bounty might give them. It betrays hope, increases fear, and mocks morality. For the first time, a few political leaders can today give commands that will destroy much of human and vegetative life. We believe that war and violence are denials of the life and teaching of Jesus.