http://www.christianpost.com/us/topics/peace Copyright (c) Christian Post. All Rights Reserved. 5 en-gb 144 17 http://www.christianpost.com http://www.christianpost.com/images/blogs/article/cpLogo.gif http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091104/evangelical-jewish-leaders-call-for-sanctions-against-iran/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091104/evangelical-jewish-leaders-call-for-sanctions-against-iran/index.html Evangelical Christian and Jewish leaders are calling for immediate sanctions against Iran to discourage the government from developing nuclear weapons. Ethan Cole Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:12:23 EST http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091102/ecumenical-leaders-back-new-course-toward-nuke-disarmament/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091102/ecumenical-leaders-back-new-course-toward-nuke-disarmament/index.html Some of the world’s top ecumenical church leaders are pushing on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, the United States and Russia to continue the trend toward nuclear disarmament, stressing that “now” is the time to do so. Eric Young Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:04:11 EST http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090923/iran-cannot-be-allowed-to-obtain-nuclear-weapons-say-christian-leaders/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090923/iran-cannot-be-allowed-to-obtain-nuclear-weapons-say-christian-leaders/index.html Nearly 50 Christian leaders, who collectively represent 28 million Americans, called on the United States and other world leaders to take urgent action to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Jennifer Riley Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:04:06 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090807/church-bells-ring-for-peace-on-a-bombings-anniversary/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090807/church-bells-ring-for-peace-on-a-bombings-anniversary/index.html Hundreds of churches across the nation rang their bells Thursday in observance of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. Eric Young Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:48:53 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090708/ecumenicals-evangelicals-hail-u-s-russia-deal-to-slash-nuke-supplies/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090708/ecumenicals-evangelicals-hail-u-s-russia-deal-to-slash-nuke-supplies/index.html Christian advocates for a world free of nuclear weapons said Tuesday that they were encouraged by the commitment of Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev to slash nuclear stockpiles by about a third though some pointed out that the move is not enough. Eric Young Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:26:26 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090602/church-leaders-make-case-for-nukes-abolition-amid-n-korea-tests/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090602/church-leaders-make-case-for-nukes-abolition-amid-n-korea-tests/index.html Though seismologists are still unsure as to how large the blast was from last week's nuclear test in North Korea, analysts and church leaders agree that there is more than legitimate reason for concern. Eric Young Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:03:28 EDT http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090423/u-s-house-committee-mulls-north-korea-sanctions-bill/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090423/u-s-house-committee-mulls-north-korea-sanctions-bill/index.html The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs was introduced a bill this week that seeks to impose economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation on North Korea until it abandons its nuclear weapon programs and fixes its human rights problems. Ethan Cole Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:28:03 EDT