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The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the Churches' Center for Theology and Public Policy (CTTPP) are working cooperatively through the Muslim-Christian Initiative on the nuclear Weapons Danger to enable Muslims and Christians in the U.S. to work to end the nuclear weapons danger for several reasons:
- Nuclear materials are inadequately guarded. Read more.
- The nuclear states have 27,600 nuclear weapons.
- The danger of more nations obtaining nuclear weapons: North Korea has probably become a recent nuclear state and Iran may have the potential to do so.
- The U.S. government continues to urge the development of new nuclear weapons, though the Congress refused to fund the development of the nuclear bunker buster. Read More
- The U.S. government has indicated its willingness to use nuclear weapons preemptively if necessary.
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is an association of Muslim organizations and individuals that provides a common platform for presenting Islam, supporting Muslim communities, developing educational, social and outreach programs and fostering good relations with other religious communities, and civic and service organizations. Tthe purpose of ISNA is “to be an exemplary and unifying Islamic organization in North America that contributes to the betterment of the Muslim community and society at large.”
With headquarters in Plainfield, IN, ISNA sponsors an annual convention that attracts over 40,000 attendees who have an opportunity to hear and interact with eminent Muslim scholars and leaders, and to meet and exchange views with Muslims and people of other faiths. ISNA also addresses such issues as: Islam in America, Muslims against Domestic Violence, Islam in American Prisons and Muslim Refugees in America.
The Churches’ Center for Theology and Public Policy is a national, ecumenical research center to discern and study the relationship between Christian faith and critical issues of public policy, and to enable the churches to contribute more fruitfully to public dialogue and action.
With offices in Washington, DC at Wesley Theological Seminary, the Center addresses a wide variety of issues from U.S. foreign policy to the U.S.A. Patriot Act. Current work includes the Religious Partnership on the the Nuclear Weapons Danger that helps faith communities address the nuclear weapons danger, a project with the United States Institute of Peace that encourages and enables local and regional religious bodies to support peacebuilding in particular countries, and Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light.
The Initiative and the statement "We Affirm Our Belief in the One God: A Statement Regarding Muslim-Christian Perspectives on the Nuclear Weapons Danger" had its origins at a consultation of religious leaders and scholars that was convened by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the Managing the Atom Project of the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Churches’ Center for Theology and Public Policy (CCTPP). The group met at the Pocantico Conference Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in Tarrytown, New York on May 23-25, 2005 to discuss what their traditions had to contribute to the question of the nuclear weapons danger at this time in history.
Mohamed Elsanousi, Director of Communications and Community Outreach, Islamic Society of North America
Rev. Barbara Green, Executive Director, Churches' Center for Theology and Public Policy
Rabia Terri Harris, Coordinator, Muslim Peace Fellowship
Dr. Louay Safi, Executive Director, Islamic Society of North America's Leadership Development Center
Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, Chairman, Fiqh Council of North America
Dr. Jim Walsh, Research Associate, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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