by Robert Rhodes | Oct 10, 2002 | News
HARRISONBURG, Va. – When military recruiters set up their tables at Eastern Mennonite University Oct. 3, several students and faculty were appalled. EMU administrators, however, said they tried to turn the event into an opportunity to present a Christian witness...
by Robert Rhodes | Oct 3, 2002 | Opinion
For many Americans, the travails of the Palestinian people barely register on the radar. Our awareness of the decades of injustice there, perhaps because of our country’s enigmatic relationship with Israel, seems at best to be a species of forgetfulness. As the...
by Robert Rhodes | Sep 20, 2002 | News
What is the sound of one man plotting the demise of another? We need only listen closely to the winds emanating from Washington to know the answer to this riddle. Indeed, this same sound – of President Bush edging closer every day to trying to unseat Iraqi...
by Robert Rhodes | Sep 20, 2002 | News
GOSHEN, Ind. – With war brewing in Iraq, the stakes for those espousing a vigorous peace witness have been raised another notch, tossing a fresh challenge in the laps of peacemaking Christians. Goshen College history professor John D. Roth, at a gathering Sept....
by Robert Rhodes | Sep 4, 2002 | News
Ever since Sept. 11, the historic peace churches—Mennonites, Brethren and Quakers—have had to examine how effectively they are witnessing for nonviolence. For some, the reaction of their members has sparked controversy, while others see renewal and fresh hope for the...
