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STATEMENTS FROM CHRISTIAN PEACEMAKER TEAMS ******************** Message to missing CPTers from the Christian Peacemaker Team in Baghdad Tom, Jim, Norman and Harmeet: We saw you on the video on Al Jazeera this week.
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STATEMENTS FROM CHRISTIAN PEACEMAKER TEAMS

******************** Message to missing CPTers from the Christian Peacemaker Team in Baghdad

Tom, Jim, Norman and Harmeet:

We saw you on the video on Al Jazeera this week.

You looked thin and tired, but beautiful to us.

We were glad to see that you had warm clothes.

We believe in our hearts that God will protect you from any bad thing that could possibly happen to you.

We are waiting to have you back with us.

Your rooms are ready for your and our eyes are on the door watching for you to return.

We miss you and we love you.

- The team

P.S. - Anita's birthday is Tuesday. The only gift she wants is you safely home.

******************** CPT Iraq statement on anti-Muslim cartoons in Danish newspaper

We, the members of the Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq, are disturbed by anti-Muslim cartoons from twelve different artists published in September by Denmark's daily paper the Jyllands-Posten.

The publisher claims the freedom of speech to publish the cartoons, but we believe they are only spreading hate and bigotry.

To those who believe and act as if terrorism is an essential part of the Islamic faith, we say No! Stop!

We cannot stand by and remain silent when our gracious Muslim brothers and sisters are being defamed.

Some members of all religious and cultural groups have taken up the way of violence, killing innocent civilians for political causes.

We as Christians would not want others in the world to see our faith as one which advocates dominating and oppressing the poor and weak of the world.

Yet, the Christian leaders of our countries have been carrying out such domination and oppression.

Those of us working in Iraq see the suffering and pain that acts of terror cause.

Terrorism is wrong.

It is hypocritical to label Muslims as terrorists when our own countries have been the greatest perpetrators of terror and violence around the world.

Instead of spreading prejudice and lies about another faith, we call on artists, publishers, religious leaders, and on all people to put their creative efforts into exposing and trying to eradicate the deeper injustices that foster the use of terror.

We must open our hearts and minds to listen and learn from the riches of each others' cultures and find ways to build bridges in our fractured world.

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