Yet at the dawn of the twenty-first century, ours still remains essentially a violent society, one that inherently tolerates alcohol and substance abuse, firearms and weapons of violence, health destructive behaviors, vehicular overdependence, violent contact sports, and war conflicts driven through bloodlust media cultures.
It's quite disturbing this Christmas to witness our high streets glamorizing weapons of violence in the lead up to the celebration of Christmas Day itself.
On the few occasions when Jesus talked about war, weapons or conflict, he rejected weapons of violence: "Blessed are the peacemakers," he said in his Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5 9).
This is a debate which greatly concerns us and which we must vigorously oppose, using the weapons of the law and legislation to oppose the weapons of violence, insofar as this can be deemed lawful.
In southeast Asia, where acid attacks are sickeningly commonplace, they are primarily a weapon of domestic violence or "honor" violence, by men against women.
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In south east Asia, where acid attacks are sickeningly commonplace, they are primarily a weapon of domestic violence or so called "honour" violence, by men against women.
Rape committed against victims as young as two is being used systematically as a weapon of sexual violence by both sides in South Sudan's civil war, according to United Nations officials.
The protest sites have been teeming with foreign correspondents for the last several weeks, and there has not been a shred of evidence suggesting the presence of weapons, or of violence initiated by protesters.
What beautiful messages people miss when they think that the only Islam is one of coercion, of weapons, and of violence.
