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Peace As A Response To Violence

The past couple or three weeks have been interesting; for some scary; and for others, devastating. The world carries on as the world has always carried on, with callous disregard for others  in a variety of ways. Whether it is the negligent  death of a man in Minneapolis or the spreading  of the anger and frustration-fueled killing of others, burning buildings, and general destruction,  we see the results of a society and people who  know God less, and less. Violence and greater power are used to control,  to frighten, to coerce others so that we can express ourselves and achieve what we think we  want. We end up with neighborhoods destroyed  in the name of justice and we end up with  wounded and dead innocent people in protest of  abuse and brutality. Christianity at  its core values  humanity and  human life. Because of that,  the Christian is  called to live a  life that is giving, open, and  compass...