Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Reconcile to resolve Okinawa bases tension: Episcopal leader

From Ecumenical News-

The head of the U.S. Episcopal Church emphasized the role of reconciliation between all parties involved as a key to resolving tensions arising from controversial U.S. bases located in residential areas of Okinawa, Japan.

The Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori made a keynote presentation Monday at the Second Worldwide Anglican Peace Conference in Okinawa entitled "The question of US military bases in Okinawa – The role of Anglican-Episcopal church."

She began by putting the specific situation in Okinawa within a larger context.

"I want to challenge us all to consider similar situations around the world, and the roles that our respective churches, and the Anglican Communion, might play in reconciliation and peace-making in the face of violence, military force, and war," she began.

"It is only together as the Body of Christ that we can hope to find healing, reconciliation, and genuine and lasting peace."


More here-

http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/reconcile-to-resolve-okinawa-bases-tension-episcopal-leader-22104

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