The Two Futures Project (2FP) is a movement made up of American Christians who support and work towards the abolition of all nuclear weapon

Nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first fission bomb test released the same amount...

s. This organization believes that human beings face two futures and one choice: a world without nuclear weapons or a world ruined by them. 2FP is supportive of concrete and practical steps to reduce nuclear dangers immediately, while pursuing the multilateral, global, irreversible, and verifiable elimination of nuclear weapons, as a biblically

Bible

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-grounded mandate and as a contemporary security imperative. In order to make these changes in the world they are using a strategy based around the creation of a non-partisan, conscience-driven, enduring majority of Americans who are committed to a nuclear weapons-free world. Two Futures Project seeks to join together one voice of Christian conscience, to encourage and enable national leaders to make the complete elimination of nuclear weapons the organizing principle of American nuclear weapons policy. The founder and director of the Two Futures Project is Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson.

Activities

The Two Futures Project continues to work in many areas. The activities of 2FP include participation in the 2009 Q Conference. As well as continuing contributions in 2010 to www.qideas.org. 2FP participated in forums at Washington National Cathedral

Washington National Cathedral

The Washington National Cathedral, officially named the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Of neogothic design, it is the sixth-largest cathedral in the world, the second-largest in...

 in 2009 and Malone University in 2010. The larger work of Two Futures Project is in the area of making change and here 2FP has been active with work on the New START Treaty, a conference parallel to the Nuclear Summit conference held in 2010, and 2FP has also been active in commenting on the Nuclear issue like in the case of the Posture Review. As the Two Futures Project continues to participate in this array of activities they have not forgotten their Christian calling and continue to bring the Christian community into these activities as well.

Endorsements

2FP has endorsements from the following individuals: George P. Shultz

George P. Shultz

George Pratt Shultz is an American economist, statesman, and businessman. He served as the United States Secretary of Labor from 1969 to 1970, as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1972 to 1974, and as the U.S. Secretary of State from 1982 to 1989...

, Paul Alexander, Leith Anderson

Leith Anderson

Leith Anderson is the President of the National Association of Evangelicals. He has served as senior pastor of Wooddale Church, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, since 1977.-Biography:...

, Robert C. Andringa, Rob Bell, Tony Campolo

Tony Campolo

Dr. Anthony "Tony" Campolo is an American pastor, author, sociologist, and public speaker known for challenging evangelical Christians by illustrating how their faith can offer solutions in a world of complexity. With his liberal political and social attitudes, he has been a major proponent for...

, Noel Castellanos, Richard Cizik

Richard Cizik

Richard Cizik was the Vice President for Governmental Affairs of the National Association of Evangelicals and one of the most prominent Evangelical lobbyists in the United States. In his position with the NAE, Cizik's primary responsibilities were setting the organization's policy on issues and...

, Shane Claiborne

Shane Claiborne

Shane Claiborne is one of the founding members of The Simple Way in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This community was featured on the cover of Christianity Today as a pioneer in the New Monasticism movement. Claiborne is also a prominent activist for nonviolence and service to the...

, Andy Crouch, Margaret Feinberg

Margaret Feinberg

Margaret Feinberg is an author and public speaker based in Morrison, Colorado. She creates books, Bible studies, and video curriculum aimed at the Christian bookstore market.- Biography :...

, David Gushee

David Gushee

Dr. David P. Gushee is an historian, ethicist, public intellectual, and professor dealing primarily with ethical issues and Christian thought. Gushee is the Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University, and was formerly the Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy and...

, Ambassador (ret.) James Goodby

James Goodby

James Eugene Goodby is an author and former US diplomat.Goodby was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from Harvard University in 1951 and served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Air Force during the Korean War....

, Ambassador Tony Hall, Joel Hunter

Joel Hunter

Joel Carl Hunter , is the senior pastor of Northland, A Church Distributed, a congregation of 15,000 that worships at four sites in Central Florida and at more than 1,000 sites worldwide via interactive webcast, iPhone, and Facebook...

, Bill Hybels

Bill Hybels

William Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, one of the most attended churches in North America, with an average attendance of nearly 24,000 as of 2011...

, Lynne Hybels, Kevin Kelly, Mark Labberton, Jo Anne Lyon, Brian McLaren

Brian McLaren

Brian D. McLaren is a prominent, controversial evangelical pastor. He was recognized as one of Time magazine's "25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America" in 2005, and is the founding pastor of Cedar Ridge Community Church in Spencerville, Maryland.-Biography:Born in 1956, Brian McLaren...

, Jonathan Merritt, David Neff, Sam Rodriguez, Richard Rohr

Richard Rohr

Richard Rohr, O.F.M. is a Franciscan friar ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970. He is an internationally known inspirational speaker and has published numerous recorded talks and books....

, O.F.M., Ronald J. Sider, Glen Stassen

Glen Stassen

Glen Harold Stassen is a noted United States ethicist, professor and Baptist theologian. He is known for his work on theological ethics, politics, social justice, and for developing the Just Peacemaking theory in ethics on the question of war...

, Rev. Dr. John R. W. Stott, CBE, Cameron Strang, Chaplain (Colonel) Paul Vicalvi, United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

, Retired, Miroslav Volf

Miroslav Volf

Miroslav Volf is an influential Christian theologian and currently the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale University Divinity School and Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, which focuses in part on workplace spirituality. He has been a member in both the Episcopal...

, Jim Wallis

Jim Wallis

Jim Wallis is an American evangelical Christian writer and political activist. He is best known as the founder and editor of Sojourners magazine, and of the Washington, D.C.-based Christian community of the same name....

, Ambassador (ret.) George F. Ward

George F. Ward

-Education:Ward earned a BA degree in history from the University of Rochester and an MPA degree from Harvard University.-References:George F. Ward is a former United States Ambassador to Namibia.-Education:...

, and James Emery White

James Emery White

James Emery White is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, North Carolina; President of Serious Times, a ministry which explores the intersection of faith and culture; and from July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007 served as the fourth president of Gordon-Conwell...

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Criticism

2FP has been criticized by the Family Research Council

Family Research Council

The Family Research Council is a conservative or right-wing Christian group and lobbying organization formed in the United States in 1981 by James Dobson. It was fully incorporated in 1983...

 for its support of the New START

New START

New START is a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation with the formal name of Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms...

 agreement. As well as by the Institute for Religion and Democracy for various reasons.