Peace Activists Face Terrorism Charges For Trying To Turn Reactor Into Plowshares

Their intent to break into the facility was to follow the words of Isaiah 2:4: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares.”

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

On June 28, 2012, three longtime peace activists -- Sister Megan Rice, 82, Greg Boertje-Obed, 57 and Michael Walli, 63 -- cut through a chain-link fence surrounding a nuclear weapons production facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn., which had signs saying “No Trespassing.” Their goal was to symbolically disarm the nuclear weapons industry, using non-violent

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Survey: Muslims Worldwide Overwhelmingly Reject Terrorism

The results are in: Muslims around the world overwhelming reject violence and terrorism, according to a new Pew opinion survey titled “The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society.” In the wake of the terrorist bombings in Boston, an increasing number of Muslims — especially those living in the U.S. — stand firmly opposed to violence […]

Mint Press News Desk
By Mint Press News Desk

The results are in: Muslims around the world overwhelming reject violence and terrorism, according to a new Pew opinion survey titled “The World's Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society.” In the wake of the terrorist bombings in Boston, an increasing number of Muslims — especially those living in the U.S. — stand firmly opposed to violence and

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