DownloadArticles : J. Daryl Byler
May 12, 2008 issue
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MCC makes peace personal through Iran contacts
AMMAN, Jordan — When nations threaten rather than talk to each other, organizations such as Mennonite Central Committee can sometimes help build bridges of understanding.
May 28, 2007 issue
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For worse, and for better
In early August, I will leave the Mennonite Central Committee Washington Office after serving as director for 13 years. Cindy and I will move to Amman, Jordan, and serve as co-MCC representatives for programs in Jordan, Iraq, Iran and Palestine.
Feb. 26, 2007 issue
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An open letter to the president
Dear President Bush: Thirteen U.S. Christian leaders are traveling to Iran Feb. 17-25 to talk with religious and political leaders about how to improve understanding between our two nations.
Aug. 28, 2006 issue
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Modern Israel: God’s chosen?
“I don’t understand why Mennonites are always against Israel when the Bible tells us we are to be their friends,” one constituent wrote in response to a recent letter-writing campaign sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee’s Washington Office.
March 27, 2006 issue
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Have we learned from Iraq mistakes?
The death of Tom Fox, a Quaker working with Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq, has refocused the eyes of the church on the volatile situation in Iraq.
Feb. 20, 2006 issue
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Will Iran be another Iraq?
Iran’s nuclear program has become a focus of global concern. At issue: Is Iran developing nuclear weapons or, as Iran claims, only pursuing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes?
July 25, 2005 issue
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60 years of nuclear weaons
Aug. 6 and 9 mark the 60th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, which instantly killed as many as 150,000 people in 1945.
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