The tired old Presbyterian Church at the top of the dirt road is the only church here. A girl of four, neat as a pin, sets off from her house at the opposite end of the road to walk the 200 yards or so to the church. Her mother stands in the middle of the [...]
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A discussion among Quakers about de-emphasizing the Christian foundation of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and its Christian principles got me thinking about the definition of “Christian.” People shy away from the word because of the negative and repressive connotations connected with fringe elements. Fundmentalists, Evangelicals and similar sects have hijacked the word [...]
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Recently I happened to meet a psychiatrist who believes that violent anger and violent behaviour are “in a normal range of emotions.” Her view was that people who do not lash out violently are actually somehow lacking in their range of emotional responses; that the absence of violence is abnormal. [...]
Filed under: American Questions, Books and Reading, Children and Family, Christian Questions, Forgiveness and Healing, Non-violence: Living and Teaching, Peace Work, Quakers | Tagged: anger management, Carolyna Marks, forgiveness, Fred Luskin, learning to forgive, peace studies, World Wall for Peace | Leave a Comment »
