Catonsville 9 at 40: Saying NO to war then and now!
The first of a series of events commemorating the Catonsville 9.
On May 17, 1968, nine men and women entered the Selective Service Offices in Catonsville , Maryland , removed several hundred draft records, and burned them with homemade napalm in protest against the war in Vietnam .

James Carroll's

CONSTANTINE 'S

SWORD

A film by
Oren Jacoby

Saturday May 3, 2008

Mount St. Joseph High School
4403 Frederick Ave. Baltimore , Maryland
Doors open at 6 pm for refreshments
Documentary starts at 7 pm

James Carroll will give an introduction
and answer questions after the film .

Why are intolerance, violence and war so deeply ingrained in religion?

Why did the Cross become a rallying symbol for persecution?

How does one man who loves the Church confront its history of crusade and conquest?

CONSTANTINE'S SWORD is an astonishing exploration of the dark side of Christianity, following acclaimed author and former priest James Carroll on a journey of remembrance and reckoning.

At its heart, CONSTANTINE'S SWORD is a detective story, as Carroll journeys

both into his own past – where he comes to terms with his father's role as a three-star General in the U.S. Air Force preparing for nuclear war – and into the wider world, where he uncovers evidence of church-sanctioned violence against Jews, Muslims, and others. Visiting the U.S. Air Force Academy, he and Jacoby expose how some evangelical Christians are proselytizing inside our country's armed forces and reveal the dangerous consequences of religious influence on American foreign policy.

Warning of what happens when military power and religious fervor are joined,

CONSTANTINE'S SWORD asks the timely question: Is the fanaticism that

threatens the world today fueled by our own deeply held beliefs?

There is no charge for the documentary, donations accepted to defray costs.

For more information go to www.jonahhouse.org
Sponsored by the Baltimore Chapter of Veterans for Peace, Creative Alliance , Jonah House,
Viva House Catholic Worker, Pax Christi-Baltimore, PF Murphy Justice and Peace Initiative.