Christmas In Chiapas

Peacemakers Guide - The Martyrs of Acteal

Today I think I understand a little better. They are by no means a weak and defenseless group, though they may have been seen that way by their attackers. A group like this, armed only with love and truth, is the most dangerous and threatening to defenders of the status quo, because it more effectively unmasks their injustice.

On this day seven years ago, forty-five men, women, and children were slaughtered while praying for peace.