Japanese Anglicans want to ban generating electricity using nuclear power.<\/p>\n
From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n On the fifth anniversary of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, the Anglican Church in Japan is reissuing its call for a world without nuclear power plants.<\/p>\n The earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused devastation \u2013 claiming 15,893 lives, with 2,572 still missing \u2013 and triggered a nuclear disaster, with meltdowns in three reactors at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.<\/p>\n A 20km area around the power plant remains off limits due to contamination \u2013 and residents outside the exclusion zone are living in fear of radiation poisoning.<\/p>\n Having worked with survivors of the disaster, the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (NSKK, Anglican Church in Japan) is calling on the Anglican Communion to join its call to put a stop to nuclear power.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Anglicans everywhere else want to ban generating electricity using fossil fuels.<\/p>\n The most troubling aspect of all this is: with only useless windmills and solar power at his disposal, how is Fred Hiltz going to ignite the leaves for his mandatory monthly smudging ceremony?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Japanese Anglicans want to ban generating electricity using nuclear power. From here: On the fifth anniversary of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, the Anglican Church in Japan is reissuing its call for a world without nuclear … Continue reading