'Cancel Trident Replacement' Call

Thursday September 25 2014

Representatives of seven churches in Britain, including the Church of Scotland, today called on the UK Government to cancel the replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons.

In an open letter published in the Times newspaper, the churches argue that the £100 billion saved by not replacing Trident could be spent on reducing poverty, providing affordable homes and investing in healthcare and education.

They add: "It is unacceptable that British citizens should be persuaded that their security depends on a credible threat to kill millions of innocent people. Our faith traditions reject the notion that reliance on the threat of mass destruction could ever be right."

The letter is signed by:

The Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, Convener of the Church of Scotland's Church and Society Council

The Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford (Church of England)

The Rev Kenneth Howcroft, President of the Methodist Conference

The Most Rev Malcolm McMahon, Archbishop of Liverpool (Roman Catholic Church)

The Most Rev Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Llandaff (Church of Wales)

Juliet Prager, Deputy Recording Clerk, Quakers in Britain

The Rev John Proctor, General Secretary, The United Reformed Church

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