| Houston Dominicans
Join Call for Disarmament HOUSTON, TX June 18, 2007--- At their June 3rd Convocation, the Dominican Sisters of Houston, TX joined a growing call for the US goverment to rethink its nuclar program and to back away from the militarization of space. Ceil Rogers, OP justice promoter for the congregation has been working with the members to approve the corporate statement which echoes the work of the Dominican Sisters, USA (Federation) who have called for nuclear disarmament and the elimination of weapons of mass destruction. The Houston Dominicans called on the US government to "lock down, reduce and eliminate nuclear and all weapons of mass destruction." STATEMENT: The Dominican Sisters of Houston, Texas call upon the United States government to lead the way for the global abolition of nuclear and all weapons of mass destruction by adopting a plan to lock down, reduce, and eliminate nuclear and all weapons of mass destruction. We call for the immediate development, adoption and implementation of a plan that will ensure that there will be no new nuclear weapons, no new materials for nuclear weapons, and no testing of nuclear weapons. We will work with all people of good will until there is no chance that a nuclear weapon or other weapon of mass destruction can come into the hands of anyone wishing to do harm. Adopted: June 3, 2007 |
"Peacemaking is
not only a central characteristic of the Gospel, peace-making
is the greatest need of the world today. |
