THE NONVIOLENT LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST
Love one another as I have loved you
If we do not know that Jesus never promoted violence of any kind or form, if we do not know that from the Gospels, we do not know anything about who he was and what he stood for...
You have heard that it was said, ' you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy,' but I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you that you may be children of the Heavenly Father... You have heard that it was said, 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,' but I say to you offer no resistance to one who is evil...
Stop judging and you will not be judged...
Blessed are the peacemakers, the merciful, and those who seek righteousness...
Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing...
"Christ, in disarming
Peter, disarmed every Christian."
Tertullian
Violence is always rooted in the
human ego, for it is our selfish ego that seeks either to makes victims
of ourselves or make others victims of our hatred...
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Catholic Sites
Agape Community of Nonviolence in Massachusetts
Consistent Life - Voices for Peace and Life
Great Figures of Nonviolence
Nelson Mandela (The Mandela Page)
Other:
FOR Religious Fellowships:
Fellowship of Reconciliation USA
Church of God Peace Fellowship
Unitarian Universalist Peace Fellowship