The Rev. Dr. Robert W. Edgar, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches, issued a statement today on nuclear disarmament.
Being the world’s only superpower comes with responsibility. For to whom much is given, much is required. What is required is that we use our status to make the world a better and safer place for generations to come. What is required is that we recognize what we do for the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters, we do for God, as we are taught in Matthew 25:40. What is required is that we take a stand for what is right and just. What is required is that we take a stand so that we no longer live under a cloud of fear that one day the world, and all the people in it, will be destroyed by nuclear weapons. We, at the National Council of Churches, along with others in the faith community, are committed to continue to work tirelessly to make sure the madness of the nuclear arms race ends and instead, peace and justice prevail.
The statement was issued as part of an event calling attention to the growing proliferation of nuclear weapons since the end of the Cold War. You can read about the event here.
