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Read more: The myth of redemptive violenceIn his book The Powers That Be, Walter Wink writes that the myth of redemptive violence “is the story of the victory of order over…
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Read more: The weakness of violenceIn his book The Powers That Be, Walter Wink argues for nonviolence. Wink quotes Martin Luther King: “The ultimate weakness of violence is that it…
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Read more: We don’t have much timeJane Goodall, ever the optimist, wrote in her book Reason for Hope, published in 1999: “Yes, I do have hope. I do believe we can…
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Read more: Celebrating 100 years of votingBritish women won the right to vote on February, 6, 1918—100 years ago. At least some British women won the right to vote. Only female…
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Read more: In an instant“Life changes in the instant,” writes Joan Dideon at the beginning of her book about the year after her husband died–The Year of Magical Thinking.…
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Read more: What does love look like?Matt de La Pena wrote a children’s book titled Love. He wants his child to know there is more to the world than the divisiveness…
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Read more: I am wealthyOn Valentine’s Day, I will be thankful for my husband—and my children—and for my big circle of friends and family. “I am wealthy in my…
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Read more: What a privilege“When you arise in the morning, think what a privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” What a great…
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Read more: Normal confusion“A certain number of people have arrived at a standard confusion that is considered normal,” R.D. Laing, psychiatrist and author, once said. Laing also stressed,…
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Read more: Protesting in IranIn one of Tehran’s busiest squares, an Iranian woman removed her headscarf, tied it to a stick and waved it for all to see. Half…