Letters

Rally for peace in the world

Bev Thomas

Contents - Nov 2014 - Buy a copy now Editorial: The Extraordinary Synod on the Family - Peter Westmore Episcopacy: Bishop Anthony Fisher OP appointed Archbishop of Sydney - AD2000 Report News: The Church Around the World Anglican: The Ordinariate in Gippsland: the first year Human Life: Surrogacy: what the Biblical precedent tells us - Anne Lastman Family: The global attack on religious belief and moral values - Alejandra Fabris Law: What is the separation of church and state? - Frank Mobbs Formation: 'I used to be a Catholic' - Audrey English Youth: Ignite Conference fires up 1,200 young Catholics in Brisbane - Br Barry Coldrey Why be a priest? - Fr John O'Neill Why we make the Sign of the Cross - Cedric Wright Scripture: Is the Hebrew Bible incomplete? - Andrew Sholl Letters: Eucharistic Prayers - Franklin J. Wood Letters: China and the Holy See - Francis Vrijmoed Letters: Suicide prevention - Murray Cook Letters: Rally for peace in the world - Bev Thomas Support: Thank you! Fighting Fund passes $12,000 Books: EASTERN CHRISTIANITY: The Byzantine Tradition, by Laurence Cross - Paul Simmons (reviewer) Books: HIDDEN PAIN: An Insight into Childhood Sexual Abuse, by Anne R. Lastman - Peter Westmore (reviewer) Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Reflection: The meaning of life and death - Archbishop Julian Porteous

I am writing to AD2000 on behalf of all Christians who are now being tortured, raped and massacred by the evil organisation, the Islamic State. Death is their trademark.

I am urging all to rally around our church leaders, throughout Australia, to hold a united prayer rally, with our Holy Mother, begging that all Christians band together and unite for peace in the world. Many Muslims, doubtless a majority, are appalled by this slaughter of the innocents.

Our Holy Father wants us to stand up, because he can see that the world is in a stupor, and we cannot rely on the media to fully inform us of what is happening.

We must not stand by and ignore the plight of our fellow Christians, for whom even one day can be a death sentence.

Pope Francis can only inform us of the situation; but we have to respond with love in our hearts for those who are suffering.

I hope your magazine, together with our religious and lay leaders, will encourage us to respond with love of our neighbour.

BEV THOMAS,
Oak Park, Vic

Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 27 No 10 (November 2014), p. 16