1.0God's Politicshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/godspoliticsjmcgeehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/godspolitics/author/jmcgeeRyan Beiler: Christian Peacemakers Forgive Iraqi Captors Now Facing Trial - God's Politicsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hlEp9Eb7NK"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/godspolitics/2006/12/ryan-beiler-christian-peacemak.html">Ryan Beiler: Christian Peacemakers Forgive Iraqi Captors Now Facing Trial</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/godspolitics/2006/12/ryan-beiler-christian-peacemak.html/embed#?secret=hlEp9Eb7NK" width="600" height="338" title="“Ryan Beiler: Christian Peacemakers Forgive Iraqi Captors Now Facing Trial” — God's Politics" data-secret="hlEp9Eb7NK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Norman Kember, Harmeet Singh Sooden, and James Loney, the three Christian Peacemaker Team members held by Iraqi militants for 118 days last year have responded to the arrest and trial of their captors much in the way anyone familiar with their organization would expect – with unconditional forgiveness and an unequivocal condemnation of violence as…