Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA, January 30th, 2006
At 11 a.m. every Saturday, folks young and old gather on the steps of the Lancaster County Courthouse. They stand in silence clutching signs: War Creates More Terrorism, Make Friends not foes and Stop the killing. Among the 15 or so who participated Saturday was Charles Lane, 71, of Lancaster Township. As a Quaker and member of Lancaster Friends, Lane believes in pacifism. We seek a world free of war and the threat of war, Lane says. The we hes referring to is not an organized group; the vigil is intrinsically grassroots. Some are members of the Friends group and some are involved with other o...
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