Two Mennonite pastors arrested in witness
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WASHINGTON—Two Mennonite pastors were arrested March 7 in the Hart Senate office building with 36 others when they refused to follow orders to end their impromptu worship service following the Christian Peace Witness for Iraq here.
Those arrested included Mennonite pastors André Gingerich Stoner (Kern Road Mennonite Church, South Bend, Ind.) and Karl Shelly (Assembly Mennonite Church, Goshen, Ind.).
Pouring rain failed to dampen the spirits of those participating in the second annual interfaith witness organized by Christian Peace Witness for Iraq. Green armbands distributed to Mennonites before the weekend witness began were visible throughout the small crowd.
“Let’s call them showers of blessing,” James Forbes, pastor emeritus of Riverside Church in New York, told the crowd. One of more than a dozen speakers, including Jewish and Muslim leaders, Forbes said that God cares for all people—Americans and Iraqis alike. He said Christians opposed to the war in Iraq should use the national political campaign this year to raise issues about peace.—Mennonite Church USA
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