April 2004

table of contents

War Dance
by Kahente Horn-Miller
Reclaiming and updating a traditional ceremony

Passion of the People
by Sister Sandra Stewart
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and two-spirited people are organizing to convince the Catholic Church of the need to recognize and accept the diversity of the people

Dialogue: The First Step Towards Peace
by Riazuddin Ahmed
The Muslim community has a plan to end proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

Time to Heed Saint Francis
by the Social Affairs Commission of the Canadian Conference of Bishops
Inspired by the saint who befriended the animals, Catholic Bishops create a three part plan to come to the rescue of our environment

Renewing the Sacred Balance
by Ted Reeve
An interfaith group helps promote David Suzuki’s Nature Challenge

My Ministry of Irritation
by Elaine Carlson
Women challenge sexism in the church

Quakers in Kurdistan
by Dr. Dale Dewar
A team of doctors goes to Iraq to provide assistance

Bridging the Cultural Gap
by Catherine Verrall
Intercultural Grandmothers are uniting to work on violence, literacy and other concerns

The Rituals and Politics of Death
by Dawn Rolke with Lee Moats
Challenging the funeral-for-profit industry

Revolutionizing Religion in the United States
by Taleigh Smith
Pastors for Peace get on the bus called Victory

Book Review
Kuikman on How to Tell Your Children about the Holocaust

Life with Dignity, Hope for the Future
by Dwight R. Heinrichs
The Mennonite Central Committee helps support global producer co-ops by creating a market here for fairly traded goods