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Church Leaders' Anti-War Message Fails in the Pews BY MARK O'KEEFE   The Rev. Robert Edgar holds a photo of an Iraqi Christian while arguing that children are the most innocent victims of the war against Iraq. (Photo courtesy of the National Council of Churches)  It has been called organized religion's most unified anti-war stance since the latter days of the Vietnam conflict. But public opinion polls show the spiritual movement opposing war in Iraq has had little impact on churchgoers, much less on the American public, both of which overwhelmingly support both the U.S.-led invasion and President Bush. When...

A Statement on the Church Council of Greater Seattle30 May 2002 Our website. Sign the petition to stop the Council's help of communist Cuba.  The Church Council of Greater Seattle is not a religious organization by any means. Like its equivalent in the infamous World Council of Churches, and the equally hypocritical National Council of Churches, the Church Council of Greater Seattle functions as a highly politicized organization that is devoid of true ecumenical sprit, and instead champions radical extremist causes that are of a far left wing nature.The Church Council of Greater Seattle uses religion and Christianity as a...