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Defining Religious Language: War and Peace

War simply is. It is not a choice, it is not a spectrum between pacifism and Just War theory. It is a basic fact of human existence, and will be so until human nature evolves. War is the result of a need for conflict that lies deep within human nature. Read more →

Defining Religious Language: Faith

Faith is not about belief. Faith in fact has very little to do with what beliefs you hold, other than that it allows you to hold them.  Faith is a sacred, deep, emotionally involved kind of trust. Faith is the kind of trust that you enter into with your whole Read more →