The world is still divided along racial and ethnic fault lines, erupting in hatred and violence with disturbing regularity. Churches and other religious groups often fail to connect faith and life, so that questions of conflict and inequality are not addressed. All this in a world where one billion people one fifth of the population live on less than a dollar a day. And the nations still spend over two billion dollars a day on weapons and war. Something needs to change.
Somebody needs to step up to make the changes happen.
To date, over 1500 people have taken The Pledge of nonviolence. The first 500 Pledge takers can find their names in an advertisement in the October 1998 Messenger. The second 500 Pledge takers can find their names in an advertixement in the June 1999 Messenger. The third 500-plateau is reached, and these names, was published in the March 2001 Messenger. All rights reserved.