In the wake of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and Pentagon and the crash of a hijacked plane in western Pennsylvania, leaders and communities of faith have responded with calls for peace, sanity, and aid for victims. Pray for peace.

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Ecumenical Statement

Deny Them Their Victory: A Religious Response to Terrorism

Reflections and Commentary

Usman Farman: "Brother, if you don't mind, there is a cloud of glass coming at us, grab my hand, let's get the hell out of here."
Brian Burch: A Call for Reason
Ricardo Esquivia: A Message of Gratitude, Conolance, and Hope from Colombia
Lindsay McLaughlin: A prayer to end the terror
Carrie Newcomer: A Songwriter's Response
Rabbi Michael Lerner: A World Out of Touch With Itself
John K. Stoner: America's Nuclear Terrorism
Jonathan Hayward: An Open Letter to Other American Christians
Linda Bloom: Attacks hit close to home for New Yorker
Michael Moore: Death, Downtown
Helena Cobban: Don't let our values be a casualty, too
Henri Nouwen: Excerpt from The Road to Peace
Terry Mattingly: Father, forgive them
From Indian Country Today: For an American tragedy, indignation is in order
Jonathan Power: For the arrogance of power America now pays a terrible price
Frederica Mathewes-Green: How Can God Permit Suffering?
David Smith-Ferri: How Far Does Our Compassion Reach?
Steven Erlanger: In Europe, Some Say the Attacks Stemmed From American Failings
Tom Barry and Martha Honey: International Crime, Not War
Wesley Granberg-Michaelson: Lead Us Not Into War
Ballydowse: Let us be slow to anger and quick to listen
Deborah Wagner: 'Look out your window'
Wayne Whitson Floyd: Love, Power, and Justice
Phyllis and Orlando Rodriguez: Not in Our Son's Name
Noam Chomsky: On the Bombings
Sharif M. Abdullah: Our War With the "Other"
Wayne Northey: Perspective Please
Godfrey Rust: Poem: September 11th, 2001
Arun Gandhi: Terrorism and Nonviolence
John Paul Lederach: The Challenge of Terror: A Traveling Essay
Rabbi Arthur Waskow: The Sukkah and the World Trade Center
Rahul Mahajan: The War Comes Home
Stephen Zunes: Thought Not Vengeance
Kofi Annan: We must recognise our common enemies
John Rieger: What does retaliation mean in a media war?
Cal Thomas: When calamity is deemed divine

Worship and Response Resources

Sojourners Organizing Resources Download as a [Word Document]
Call to Special Prayer Action Christian Peacemaker Teams
A Prayer for Peace Orthodox Peace Fellowship
A Prayer by Shelton Sullivan
AFL-CIO: What You Can Do
Litany after an act of terror By Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel (ELCA)
Mennonite Church Resources
FCNL Legislative Response (Friends Committee on National Legislation)
Online Petition for Peace and Justice
9-11peace.org Online Petition
Pax Christi Order of Service
Sermons, Homilies, and Prayer Services The Ekklesia Project
Peace Protest Net
Conflict Transformation Program Resources Eastern Mennonite University

Church Statements

American Baptist Churches
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Archbishop of Sydney
Baptist World Alliance
Bethlehem Churches
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Church of the Brethren
Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion
Episcopal Church in Jerusalem
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Mennonite Church
Middle East Council of Churches
National Council of Churches
Orthodox Church in America
Pope John Paul II
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Russian Orthodox Church
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
United Chruch of Canada
United Church of Christ
United Methodist Chruch
Universal Fellowship Of Metropolitan Community Churches
World Council of Churches

Organizational Responses

1000 Years of Peace
Activist San Diego
AFL-CIO
American Friends Service Committee
Amnesty International
Arab NGOs
Baptist Peace Fellowship
Bread for the World
Canadian Islamic Congress
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Church of the Brethren Washington Office
Council on American-Islamic Relations
Dallas Peace Center
Every Church a Peace Church
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Independent Progressive Politics Network
Interim Global Council of the United Religions Initiative
Lutheran Peace Fellowship
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
Mennonite Central Committee
Mercy Corps
National Association of Evangelicals
NETWORK
Orthodox Peace Fellowship
Pax Christi USA
Peace Action
Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center
Seamless Garment Network
The Shalom Center
War Resisters League
Wi'am Center in Bethlehem
Women's Action for New Directions
World Vision

Education and Dialogue Resources

"Is Islam the Enemy? How Christians and Muslims navigate the road ahead will have profound consequences for both communities--and for the world." By Charles Kimball

"Resources For Understanding and Dialogue" Compiled by Kristine Jensen

"The Other Anti-Semitism The image of Islam in American pop culture." By James J. Zogby

"Who Is That Veiled Woman? There are now more Muslims in the United States than Presbyterians-and (surprise!) half of them are women." By Pat McDonnell Twair

"To Cover or Not to Cover The hijab head covering is often the first thing that sets a Muslim woman apart." By Pat McDonnell Twair

"Combating Hate: How do we respond?" By Stacia Brown

"A Better Way to Fight Terrorism" by Jim Wallis

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Talking to Children

Talking with Kids About the News
Helping Children Understand Crisis and Trauma
Talking to Children about Violence
How to Talk to Your Children About the News

Coping with Trauma

Waking To Tears: Losing A Loved One to Violence
PTSD Alliance (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)

Contact Information

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