At this year’s Lancaster Peace Fest, 1040 for Peace representatives gave ten pennies to each of the 78 persons who stopped by our table and asked them to distribute the pennies into ten containers according to the federal budget priorities they would support.  They “voted” as follows:   Education                                            19.3% Environment/Green Energy            […]

by Paul Leatherman From mid 1966 through mid 1968 I was working under the auspices of Vietnam Christian Service assisting refugees in South Vietnam caught in the crossfires of the war. While I lived in Saigon I made many trips by air to areas in South Vietnam that were considered safe during the daylight hours. […]

Berry Friesen died January 17, 2018 after a long battle with cancer.  An active member of our Lancaster 1040 for Peace group, Berry was relentless in his search for truth and for his prophetic voice denouncing empire.  There is no way to say all that needs to be said concerning his contribution to the cause […]

by Berry Friesen (March 28, 2017) Imagine a man who combines the charm of an Irish storyteller, the hard realism of a 37-year veteran of the CIA and the compassionate heart of a Jesus-follower.  That’s Ray McGovern. He’s an itinerant witness for Church of the Saviour in Washington D.C., speaking about issues of war and […]

The Blowback of War and Imperialism Featuring the perspective of Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern and the music of Corty Byron @Tellus 360 Lancaster PA Sunday, March 26, 3:00 – 6:00 Sponsored by 1040 for Peace Peace Action Network of Lancaster Download a flyer

Join us as we enlist churches to use this and encourage other organizations to create their own version of this Call to Protect.Click here to download a pdf version to distribute. Click here to download an implementation guide.The 2016 presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have added to the anger, fear and misunderstanding […]

by Berry Friesen (November 15, 2016) “May you live in interesting times” is the ironic blessing conveying an expectation of conflict and disorder.  It fits the period we have entered with the election of Donald Trump. The billionaire candidate who captured the Republican Party’s nomination by the demagogic use of xenophobic, misogynist and racist rhetoric […]

August 9th, the 71th Anniversary of the Bombing of Nagasaki:   Unwelcome Truths for Church and State  By Gary G. Kohls, MD “What the Japanese Imperial government could not do in 250 years of persecution (ie, destroy Japanese Christianity) American Christians did in mere seconds.”   ”…why should veterans embrace a religion that has blessed the wars that […]

About 100 participants gathered at Christopher Dock Mennonite High School, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, June 24-25, to focus on the theme: Faithful Witness in a Time of Endless War: Drone Warfare and God’s Call to Peacemaking. The conference grew out of a resolution of the same name passed by delegates at the 2015 Mennonite Church USA convention […]

Working for the abolition of nuclear weapons, a reduction in arms trafficking, and gun control. Source: Faithful Witness in a Time of Endless War: Drone Warfare and God’s Call to Peacemaking conference- June 24-25, 2016 – Coalition for Peace Action 1040 For Peace is a sponsor of this event.  Check it out!

Source: If Not Empire, What? A Survey of the Bible: Evangelical Stumble      As we assess the meaning and morality of paying all of the taxes which support the American/USA system, we might well be asking whether the occasional presidential elections address the real issues in adequate depth.      This blog post, “Evangelical […]

by Berry Friesen (February 1, 2016 post on Bible and Empire blog) Does the word “empire” enter your conversations with friends, colleagues and family members?   Is it used in your place of worship?  Do you see it in the articles and books you read, the videos you watch? When “empire” is part of your lexicon, […]

Submitted by Steve Ratzlaff with the following note: This article first appeared as a sermon at First Mennonite Church in Lincoln, NE, in April, 1999.  It later was printed in The Mennonite although I’m not sure of when that was.  It has been used as a sermon in Fresno at Mennonite Community Church, the Unitarian […]

MWC “Stop Drone Terrorism”Harrisburg, PA, State Capitol Friday July 24, 2015 12:00 noon We are here today to speak truth in the public square. To speak truths which, though they may be uncomfortable to hear and unwelcome to some, are not rendered false by their scarcity nor unspeakable by the painful realities which they disclose. We […]

Passed by the Mennonite Church USA Delegate Assembly Kansas City, Missouri, July 1, 2015 Mennonite Church USA Resolution Faithful Witness Amid Endless War The United States of America is experiencing an era of boundless and endless war. This era began Sept. 14, 2001, when Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). It is […]

By Gary G. Kohls, MD (Dr. Kohls was an early supporter of Every Church a Peace Church which was a precursor to 1040 For Peace.) “Down in New Mexico we were trav’lin’ along.  Stopped in Los Alamos, didn’t stay long,  But we wanted to see the scene of the crime  Where they made the A-bomb and then created […]

The Bible is the most diverse and time-tested set of writings we have on the intersection of life, empire and faith. It deserves careful attention in a time like ours when imperial “solutions” threaten Earth. We are asking people to read the Bible the way it was written—as a collection of arguments about life, love […]

If you are in Pennsylvania, read this note and use the template to ask our Governor to hold hearings on the Horsham Drone site. GOVERNOR TOM WOLF, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! INITIATE PUBLIC HEARINGS! Eliminate the Drone War Command Center in Horsham and All Drone War Activities in Pennsylvania! Representatives of the Pennsylvania Interfaith Network Against Drone […]

Conscience Behind Bars: The Prison Letters of Norman Lowry  is available now as  paperback ($5.00)  or  FREE PDF BOOK. Arrested for his acts of faith-inspired civil disobedience, Norman Lowry reflects from his prison cell on what it means to follow Jesus in a culture of perpetual war-making.