Category - ash wednesday

Christians call on Government to ‘repent’ over nukes in Ash Wednesday civil disobedience

staff writers — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:21:24 +0000

Christians will call on the Government to ‘repent’ and reject nuclear weapons today, when they gather at the Ministry of Defence.

Christians to hold Ash Wednesday peace vigil at Ministry of Defence

staff writers — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:33:19 +0000

Christian activists will make symbolic acts of commitment at the Ministry of Defence in London and at other venues in Scotland and the north of England tomorrow, urging a shift from waging war to waging peace in a divided world.

Christians mark Ash Wednesday with London anti-nuclear weapons vigil

staff writers — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:21:57 +0000

With a critical UK parliamentary vote due in March 2007 on the issue of the replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons system, Christians marked Ash Wednesday (the beginning of the annual Lenten season of repentance) by gathering in Central London today to make known their opposition to Britain's possession of weapons of mass destruction.