Yearly
Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain
Quakers
in Britain - Statement on war over Iraq
Friends House 173
Euston Road London NW1 2BJ
Tel: 020 7663 1000
Fax: 020 7663 1001
Web: http://www.quaker.org.uk
Recording Clerk: Elsa Dicks
March 2003
A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor
must we ever do evil that good may come of it."
-- William Penn 1693
We are deeply saddened by the decision to launch a war. We
pray for combatants and non-combatants alike. We pray that God's
grace will bring a rapid cessation.
No end justifies the killing, maiming and bereaving of innocent
people who already suffer economic sanctions. We fear that violence
in the region will increase and undermine work for peaceful
change. Ethnic and religious differences may be exacerbated.
Support for political extremists across the world seems likely
to increase.
We deplore governments' disregard of the United Nations' constitutional
objective to "save succeeding generations from the scourge of
war", an objective which U.N. weapons' inspection sought to
pursue.
War is not the Christian way.
Pray with us for the renouncing of all war.
Signed for Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious
Society of Friends, March 2003
Beryl Milner
Clerk, Quaker Peace & Social Witness
Roger Sturge
Clerk, Meeting for Sufferings
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Reviewed:
09/06/2005
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