A web-based ecumenical network of Christians from mainline denominations is contacting Congress to seek an end to the war in Iraq and a commitment to justice and peace.

A speaker at a Washington DC rally to mark the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war has apologised for Baptists and other evangelicals who used theological arguments to justify military action.

World Council of Churches general secretary Dr Samuel Kobia says that US determination to escalate its military presence is making things worse not better