A call to nonviolence
Father John Dear, vegetarian, jesuit priest, peace activist,
lecturer, and writer of books on nonviolence, including Living Peace and
Christianity and Vegetarianism, writes a compelling article advocating a
life of nonviolence in remembrance and celebration of the 100th
anniversary of Gandhi's satyagraha campaign in South Africa. Father Dear
refers to Gandhi’s life when he says “For Gandhi, nonviolence surpasses
the refusal to hurt or kill: nonviolence is active love, a force for
social uplift. Indeed, he insisted, nonviolence is the most active and
powerful force in the world. Since he saw it as the force of God, the
method of God, the power of God at work for good, he concluded that
nonviolence is more powerful than all nuclear weapons combined. If
millions of Americans would practice it, would peacefully and actively
resist war, disarmament would be assured.”
To read the full article please visit
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/printer_091506E.shtml
Adopting a plan-based diet is taking a stand against the cruelty and
violence perpetrated on animals. A plant-based diet is one way of
expressing God’s love through us toward God’s creation.
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