Christians undertake long walk to ‘make Trident history’
-05/09/06
With the governme
Christians undertake long walk to ‘make Trident history’
-05/09/06
With the government’s decision on a replacement for it’s Trident nuclear weapons looming, Christians in Scotland are stepping up their campaign against nuclear weapons.
Campaigners are to spend five days next week, marching to demonstrate their opposition, as blockades of the Faslane nuclear submarine base on the Firth of Clyde continue.
The Government has said it will decide before the end of 2006 whether Britain should continue to have nuclear weapons and whether to replace Trident nuclear submarines.
Last year, British church leaders wrote to a national newspaper urging that the Government spell out the conditions under which it might forego a replacement of Trident.
The Rev Alan McDonald, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien, President of the Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, have already responded to UK Chancellor Gordon Brownís apparent backing for Britainís so-called independent nuclear deterrent by saying that the deployment and use of nuclear arms was theologically and morally wrong.
Scotlandís Long Walk for Peace which begins next Thursday will call on the Scottish Parliament and Scottish MPs to ‘make Trident history’.
Among those taking part are well known Christian peace campaigner Bruce Kent, Rt Rev Alan McDonald Moderator of the Church of Scotland.
The march will end at the Scottish Parliament on 19th September where there will be a large rally.
Other groups involved include Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre, Church
and Society Council of the Church of Scotland, the Iona Community, Justice & Peace Scotland, Northern Friends Peace Board, and the Scottish Quaker General
Meeting.
More information about Scotlandís Long Walk for Peace is available here
Christians undertake long walk to ‘make Trident history’
-05/09/06
With the government’s decision on a replacement for it’s Trident nuclear weapons looming, Christians in Scotland are stepping up their campaign against nuclear weapons.
Campaigners are to spend five days next week, marching to demonstrate their opposition, as blockades of the Faslane nuclear submarine base on the Firth of Clyde continue.
The Government has said it will decide before the end of 2006 whether Britain should continue to have nuclear weapons and whether to replace Trident nuclear submarines.
Last year, British church leaders wrote to a national newspaper urging that the Government spell out the conditions under which it might forego a replacement of Trident.
The Rev Alan McDonald, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien, President of the Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, have already responded to UK Chancellor Gordon Brownís apparent backing for Britainís so-called independent nuclear deterrent by saying that the deployment and use of nuclear arms was theologically and morally wrong.
Scotlandís Long Walk for Peace which begins next Thursday will call on the Scottish Parliament and Scottish MPs to ‘make Trident history’.
Among those taking part are well known Christian peace campaigner Bruce Kent, Rt Rev Alan McDonald Moderator of the Church of Scotland.
The march will end at the Scottish Parliament on 19th September where there will be a large rally.
Other groups involved include Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre, Church
and Society Council of the Church of Scotland, the Iona Community, Justice & Peace Scotland, Northern Friends Peace Board, and the Scottish Quaker General
Meeting.
More information about Scotlandís Long Walk for Peace is available here