Election Briefing from Network of Christian Peace Organisations

The Network of Christian Peace Organisations have produced a briefing to help Christian communities prepare for the 2015 General Election, 2015 will see a new Strategic Defence Review and a review of the National Security Strategy, The briefing contains questions about militarism and war, peace and justice for Christian voters to consider and raise with their parliamentary candidates.

The writers explain: "We are called as Christians to be peacemakers; to love not just our neighbours but also our enemies; to care for the poor, the sick and the needy as well as for God's creation. We believe we are called to work unceasingly for a world in which all God's children are treated fairly and with respect and where unbridled human greed, violence and animosity towards the 'other' are no longer acceptable...

"As people of faith we have a responsibility to turn our vision into something real by engaging in nonviolent work for political change that will ensure the common good. The run-up to the General Election is an important opportunity for this."

Read the Briefing here: http://paxchristi.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Final-NCPO-Election-.pdf