Posts tagged Christianity and violence
What Would It Look Like To Try And Build A Utopia?
What Would It Look Like To Try And Build A Utopia?

In times of unrest, our impulse is to seek solutions in painfully precise increments. But what if the only way to bring lasting change is to shoot for the stars?

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In God’s Name: Stories Of Faith And Vigilante Justice
In God’s Name: Stories Of Faith And Vigilante Justice

Categorizing those who do violence is a messy business. The very individuals who are called heroes, warriors and revolutionaries by some can be categorized as villains, murderers and radicals by others. But when the morality of a violent person is highly controversial or just ambiguous, we have a separate, more fuzzy term – we call them a vigilante.

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