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Afghanistan the Next Vietnam, Peace Activist Says

Chuck Warnock

10 Mar 2009 — 1 min read

Tom Hayden speaking at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, CA.

Last Sunday, March 8, I heard Tom Hayden, peace and justice activist, speak at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, California. I'm at Fuller Seminary for a few days in a DMin seminar, and always try to worship at All Saints when I'm here.

In addition to vibrant, liturgical worship, All Saints usually has an outstanding speaker for their adult forum. Tom Hayden, former '60s antiwar activist who was later elected to the California state legislature 7 times, spoke last week. I twittered his talk, and also wrote a piece about it for EthicsDaily.com. I thought Hayden made some interesting points, and you can read the article here. Let me know what you think.

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