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Alternatives To Violence, Guidelines from Harold Whitmore
A list of guidelines for those seeking to resolve conflicts and violence… Listen, base your position on truth, be creative… Continue reading
Stephen Carey on the naive illusion of ‘elsewhere’
We must move beyond the naive but satisfying illusion that “we” are good and “they” are evil that the devil always lives somewhere else: now in Berlin and Tokyo; now in Moscow, Hanoi, and Beijing; now on to Belgrade and … Continue reading
Overcoming Evil with Evil
…when we undertake to overcome evil with evil,
we ourselves tend to become the evil that we seek to overcome
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Nayler on Internal Discord
Art thou in the Darkness? Mind it not, for if thou dost it will fill thee more, but stand still and act not, and wait in patience till Light arises out of Darkness to lead thee. Art thou wounded in … Continue reading
Whittier – Poem on the Cost and End of Conflict
…Wronged and wrongdoer, each with meekened face,
And cold hands folded over a still heart
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Quakers on loving enemies, trusting God
to love our enemies and to trust God… Continue reading
Practicing Peace; A Devotional Walk through the Quaker Tradition
Quaker excerpts and meditations are compiled in this introduction to Quaker peacemaker wisdom and practice in all areas of life.
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Sandra Cronk on Jesus’ Refusal of Coercive Power
“all his life, Jesus rejected the use of coercive and manipulative power as inconsistent with his ministry. Now, facing the threat of death, he continued to refues coercive means to save himself. instead he practiced love. He loved so completely … Continue reading