Expanding his mission

CV grad dropped career to become a peace activist

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"Protesting the Iraq war in front of the Benton County Courthouse is a far cry from seeking peace on the troubled streets of occupied cities and villages in the West Bank.

Demonstrations in downtown Corvallis are rarely interrupted by anything worse than a disagreeable motorist honking his horn. But the potential for violence at the hands of angry crowds and armed Israeli soldiers is ever-present in the Middle East.

Still, Josh Hough of Corvallis is willing to take that risk and is planning to move temporarily to Tuwani, a Palestinian village about 30 miles south of Jerusalem, by the end of summer. He will be working with Christian Peacemaker Teams, a Chicago-based organization that focuses on reducing violence and protecting human rights around the world.

Hough, 31, joined in the local anti-war rallies without hesitation in early 2003. He had grown up in a Christian home and believed much of Jesus’ mission on Earth was to promote peace and nonviolence.

A few months later, he heard about Rachel Corrie, a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, who was run over and killed by an Israeli bulldozer while trying to protect the home of a Palestinian family in Rafah, Gaza.

“That evoked a very emotional response within me,” he said. “I was really inspired by her sacrifice.”

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these so-called peace-makers have a responsibility to do that work where they themselves are occupying lands stolen from others?? like, for instance, in oregon?

just sayin