When militant Sinhala Buddhist mobs began sweeping through Sri Lanka’s Kandy district, hurling petrol bombs at Muslim-owned houses, shops and mosques, unarmed civilians stepped in and waged a waged a nonviolent campaign to protect their neighbors.
The United States and the planet can no longer support the American Empire and its endless wars — This is an opportune time to move toward greater use of nonviolent practices.
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Their intent to break into the facility was to follow the words of Isaiah 2:4: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares.”
On June 28, 2012, three longtime peace activists -- Sister Megan Rice, 82, Greg Boertje-Obed, 57 and Michael Walli, 63 -- cut through a chain-link fence surrounding a nuclear weapons production facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn., which had signs saying “No Trespassing.” Their goal was to symbolically
The results are in: Muslims around the world overwhelming reject violence and terrorism, according to a new Pew opinion survey titled “The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society.” In the wake of the terrorist bombings in Boston, an increasing number of Muslims — especially those living in the U.S. — stand firmly opposed to violence […]
The results are in: Muslims around the world overwhelming reject violence and terrorism, according to a new Pew opinion survey titled “The World's Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society.”
In the wake of the terrorist
