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John J. Carmody
John J. Carmody, neurobiologist and former U.S. Marine and holder of the Silver Star and two Purple Heart medals as a platoon captain in Viet Nam and presently Director of the Christian Center for Nonviolence. In this interview, John discusses the cultural nurturing that encouraged him to become a member of an elite warrior and also the influences that redirected him to become a committed advocate for non-violent love. How do we learn to love our enemies in a popular culture of revenge and violence? “The whole idea of Christian love is to suffer without retaliation. If we can return an act of insult with an act of kindness, then we have actually used the stimulus of evil to create an act of kindness that didn’t exist before. Also appearing during the interview is a musical presentation of The Milkshake Quartet featuring Christine Mayfield.
Billy Neal Moore
Billy Neal Moore spent 17 years on Georgia’s death row for a crime he did commit. Now a minister in Rove, Georgia, Billy recounts his life on death row and how Psalms 118:17 stopped his execution just 7 hours away from the electric chair. What did Mother Theresa tell the Chair of the Georgia Pardons Review Board about Billy Moore when he called her in Calcutta?
Rev. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy, Part 2
In Part 2, Fr. McCarthy uses the Nagasaki bombing, where an all Christian bombing crew led by a Catholic commander dropped the atomic bomb on the oldest and largest Catholic community in the orient, using the Nagasaki Cathedral as ground zero, as an example how the church is destroying itself by its acceptance and promotion of violence.
Rev. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy, Part 1
Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy, Catholic priest, author/lecturer, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, former U.S. Marine and a committed advocate of the non-violent path of Jesus provides a powerfully candid discussion of the failings of the Christian church to reject nationalistic violence and follow the commandment to “Love your enemies.” (Parts 1 and 2) In Part 1, Fr. McCarthy remarks that “In a community of cannibals it is difficult to raise the issue that cannibalism is against the will of God” to example how Christians have developed an acceptance of violence and have rejected Jesus as a consequence. “If we cannot know from the New Testament that Jesus rejected violence, then we can no nothing about his personal message.”
Dr. Noel Erskine
Dr. Noel Erskine is an Associate Professor at the Candler School of Theology and Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. In this episode, Dr.Erskine discusses the role of the church and faith in a culture of violence and how that culture is too often accommodated by our churches. Dr. Erskine remarks: "There is a crisis of faith when there is a distance between word and deed. There is such a gap between who we are called to be and who we actually are.... Anyone who follows Jesus, would have to acknowledge that war is a failure and that we have departed form the principles and teachings of Jesus." "Peace with God is war with the world...To have peace with God is to begin to question the way of the world."
Sami Awad, Part 2
In Part 2, Sami continues the discussion of the use of non-violent resistance as a technique to confront the oppression and humiliation of the Israeli occupation. Listen to the personal and poignant narrative of being held hostage to the IDF. Why did the Israeli military commander in Bethlehem tell Sami that his nonviolent resistance efforts will not work.
Sami Awad, Part 1
Sami Awad, Executive Director of The Holy Land Trust-Palestine, a resident of Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine and an advocate for the use of non-violent resistance to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. In Part 1, Sami discusses what it is like to live and work under the Israeli occupation; the prospects for peace in the Middle East; The construction of the Israeli wall and how present day Palestine compares with the brutality of South African apartheid. Will non-violent resistance work in Palestine?
John Stoner, National Coordinator for Every Church A Peace Church
In this conversation with Don Edwards, John discusses the origins of Every Church A Peace Church -- on the one hand, in the peace church traditions of the Mennonite, Church of the Brethren and Quaker faith communities, and on the other, in the activist history of the Black Freedom Movement. He speaks also of the goals of ECAPC.
Jerry and Sis Levin
Dr. Sis Levin is director of The Children of Abraham Project, in Bethlehem in the Occupied West Bank, sponsored by ECAPC and many friends. See http://www.ecapc.org/AAUJenin.asp Jerry Levin was taken hostage as a CNN reported in Beirut, Lebanon in the mid 1980s. After his escape he embarked on a campaign of writing and lecturing, focusing on the futility of violence as a means of resolving conflict. He works full time with Christian Peacemaker Teams, most recently serving in The West Bank and Baghdad, Iraq.
Rev. Barbara King, Part 2
In Part 2, Dr. King continues the conversation about the focus of the Hillside ministry to recognize the divinity within. In this episode, “Dr. Barbara” answers the questions: “Where is the church in the issues of justice and peace? Where is the mission of Jesus reflected in our ministries and churches today? Why do so many of our churches preach the devil and Armageddon rather than love and justice: “Evil comes through man’s vain imagination. Jesus didn’t dwell on evil. Our churches must look to the inner core of Jesus’ message and begin using it.”
Rev. Barbara King, Part 1
Dr. Barbara L. King, Author and Founder/Minister of Hillside Chapel and Truth Center in Atlanta, Georgia. In Part 1, Dr. King discusses the founding of her “new thought” ministry and its mission to example a peaceful world through recognition that we are created as divine beings reflecting the peace and love of God. Where must the church begin to advocate for peace in the world?
Dr. Rocco Errico, Part 2
In Part 2, Dr. Errico continues to review the history of the language spoken by Jesus and some of 12,000 mistranslations present in the King James version of the Bible. What was Jesus’ mission? Why does Dr. Errico say that “Jesus had no theology”? and: “Humanity’s underlying belief is ‘might makes right’ and our political leadership reflects that belief.” Why did 9/11 happen? What is our present hope for humanity?
Every Church a Peace Church: C. T. Vivian, Part 2
In Part 2, Dr. Vivian discusses the Every Church A Peace Church movement and where the Christian church should stand in times of war and state violence: “Fundamental Christianity is love, truth, and justice. We must challenge every minister to preach it and be willing to pay the price that comes from preaching it in the face of a nation that wants to go to war” This episode also provides a discussion of the links between the peace movement with the southern black freedom struggle: “We must go from war being a normal thing to where the Christian church and Christians will not allow it to exist.”
Every Church a Peace Church: Dr. Rocco Errico, Part 1
Dr. Rocco A. Errico, author/scholar in the ancient near eastern culture and the language of Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus, and Associate Minister of Hillside Chapel and Truth Center in Atlanta, Georgia. In Part 1, Dr. Errico discusses the Aramaic language spoken by Jesus and how western influences and interpretations have often lead to a misunderstanding of meanings of Jesus words and actions away from His consistent teachings of non-violent advocacy the unconditional love of all humanity. Listen to The Lord’s Prayer spoken in the language of Jesus and see if it changes your image of Jesus.
Every Church a Peace Church: C. T. Vivian, Part 1
Dr. C.T. Vivian, a member of Dr. Martin King’s executive staff and long time advocate for justice.
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