On February 28, the Global Justice Institute’s council of bishops, which includes both Bishop Durrell and Bishop Robert of Sunshine Cathedral, released a statement that read in part:
“…Around 2am ET, the United States military…immorally and illegally attacked the nation of Iran. The Global Justice Institute categorically and unconditionally condemns the attack and calls on all members of Congress to renounce complicity and stand up against this wanton violence aimed not at eliminating nuclear armaments but only at egotistical and maniacal empire building…
Take to your pulpits. Take to the airwaves. Use your podcasts and social media platforms. March. Protest. Refuse to follow illicit orders. Do not let up until the tyranny that has befallen our country and our world at the hands of a wayward and unhinged leader is permanently brought to a halt. Our republic, our democracy, the wellbeing of the world we are part of is at stake…
Keep hope and freedom and goodwill alive.”
Before we discuss the latest military aggression of the Trump regime, this is a prayer that Bishop Durrell posted on social media that same day…
“God help us! I mean, you won’t; what could you do? Are you more able to intervene than you were in the early, terrifying days of AIDS? Are you any more ready and willing to stop atrocities than you were during the Holocaust? The Blitzkrieg? Apartheid? The destruction of Native cultures? Can you do in the middle of this mess what you have not done for other messes?
Probably not. But that doesn’t mean you can’t cry with us. You can wish we’d get our shit together. You can wonder why we allow evil and cruelty to prevail? You can nudge consciences still supple enough to be prodded. You can stir within us our inner reserves of courage and hope. Do what you can, and for heaven’s sake, hopefully we will do what we can. As we raise our voices and stand for peace and justice, truth and human rights, I hope we feel your soft, gentle voice within us say, “well done.” Amen.”
