Group holds service to talk about children and war

A coalition of religious organizations is holding another antiwar event this Sunday to speak out against the U.S. action in Iraq. Spokesperson Eloise Cranke says this is the fifth such event in the last year. She says this particular service focuses on the impact of war on children. Cranke says the event begins with an ecumenical gathering Sunday afternoon. She says they’ll start with some study and reflection time and they have a professor from the St. Paul Seminary in Kansas City who’ll be there and a person from Palestine that will share firsthand knowledge on the impacts of war on children. Cranke says they’ll be talking with attendees about things they can do to help the cause. She says there’s always the regular writing to congressmen, and they’re also promoting a day to go to the Legislature in January. The events begin 3 p.m. at St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines