kriz@skat.usc.edu (Dennis Kriz) (02/28/91)
According to this week's "Tidings" [the Los Angeles Archdiocesan newspaper], representatives from the French Catholic bishops' conference, Pax Christi and the Social, Economic and International Commission of the [French] Protestant Federation, issued a joint communique calling for curbs on France's arms export business. I don't want this to necessarily be debated on this newsgroup [I am posting this to alt.desert-storm / talk.religion.misc also ...] but I would like the readers of this group to know about it. Personally, I'm very proud that the Christian groups took this stance, because France's "Guns 'R Us" arms export policy arguably helped create people like Saddam Hussein. And *somebody* had to finally come out and authoratively say that. I'm glad the French church groups had the guts to do this. Let's pray the message is heard. dennis kriz@skat.usc.edu