Monday, May 31, 2010

Painting For Peace

On April 25th, PeaceMakers from area mosques, synagogues, and churches broke the myth that Muslim, Jew, Christian and others can not work together for peace."This myth, that we fight and always have been fighting, is historically false," says organizer Bruce Barrett. "We paint these signs before you today as a public demonstration of our commitment to peace, health, and justice for the Israeli and Palestinian people," declares the group. Popular media and bad preaching told us that our faith traditions have nothing in common; and yet here we are, painting and working together for peace and justice in Israel and Palestine.


To read the full story, please go to:
http://iwagepeace.org/PaintingOnTheGreen.html

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