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August 2002: Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1945
One of the little remembered and even more rarely debated government policies resulting from the events of Sept. 11, 2001 was the financing of the development of a new generation of miniature nuclear weapons -- weapons that some politicians believe the American people are more prepared to use on a battlefield than existing nuclear weapons. The deafening silence of religious right moralists speaks volumes about the true nature of religious conservatives. So I suppose it is up to us Liberals of faith to examine the morality of such a government policy. The money spent on the development of those weapons would be much better spent by building schools and hospitals abroad, turning foes into friends and swords into plowshares.
With talk of war filling the air, it behooves us to reflect on what war, nuclear and non-nuclear war, is really like. With that, the August 2002 banner presentation is about the use of nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Pictorial Archive
Peace Wire Photo Gallery
Photographs of Yosuke Yamahata
Our allies do not seem anxious to help us in a new war. Perhaps it is because they remember the last war, including the fire bombing of Dresden.
When are the Christians in this country going to speak out for Peace and Justice?
July 4, 2002
In this speech, Fredrick Douglass challenges Americans to make those glorious words in the Declaration of Independence that have resonated throughout the ages to people around the world apply to ALL Americans, indeed to "ALL humanity," since all people have all been created equal by nature's God. Have a safe and happy holiday.
What Does the 4th of July Mean to a Slave? by the Frederick Douglass(1852)
The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
Links to the DoI in Italian, French, Spanish, German, Polish, Russian, Hebrew, Japanese, and Bahasa Melayu
Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions (1848)
Constitution of the United States: Preamble
Constitution of the United States: Bill of Rights
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last updated August 12, 2002