Current Status
APF currently has more than 1400 members in forty countries who have signed the pledge stating "that our membership of the Christian Church involves the complete repudiation of modern war, pledge ourselves to renounce war and all preparation to wage war, and to work for the construction of Christian peace in the world..." .
The key beliefs of members of the Fellowship are:
- that Jesus' teaching is incompatible with the waging of war.
- that a Christian church should never support or justify war.
- that our Christian witness should include opposing the waging or justifying of war.
Today, pacifism is recognised as a mainstream Anglican position, though it is not yet a dominant belief of the faith. "Numerous bishops have been Counsellors of APF and two, Wilfrid Westall, Bishop of Crediton, and Colin Scott, Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Leicester, have chaired the Fellowship" .
The current chairperson of APF as of 2012 is Revd Nathanael Reuss.
Read more about this topic: Anglican Pacifist Fellowship
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