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Following Jesus in nonviolent struggle for justice and peace, we love our neighbors and enemies as God loves us all, becoming a peace church to share in God’s work to save the world.

John Carmody and the Center for Christian Nonviolence

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     Yesterday we recommended you watch the webstreamed program by John Carmody. Here is an introduction to the wealth of materials on the website which he maintains.

Are you ready?

Are you ready
    to embrace the possibility that
        God is a God of Nonviolent Love,
            Jesus is the Messiah of Nonviolent Love,
                the Messianic ethic is the Way of Nonviolent Love,
                    the Christian is to be a person of Nonviolent Love,
                        the Church must be the New Community of Nonviolent Love?

The full embracing of Gospel Nonviolence calls for a radical alteration in thought patterns, verbal patterns, behavioral patterns, and emotional patterns. That is, it requires a completely different reality orientation and self-understanding. To a mind grounded primarily in the logic of the temporal and conditioned by a seemingly endless stream of examples in which violence is portrayed as a legitimate means of conflict resolution, the acceptance of nonviolence as truth does not come easily. There is no doubt that a significant change of mind (metanoia) is indispensable for embracing the Nonviolent Jesus of the Gospel—a process which necessitates an alteration in consciousness made possible only through grace and a patterned, repetitive exposure to ideas and images consistent with the Nonviolent Love of friends and enemies as taught and lived by Jesus.
See the website http://centerforchristiannonviolence.org/index.php

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Hearing the Message of Gospel Nonviolence, by listening to the talks of the Behold the Lamb retreat several years ago, renewed my faith greatly. It also explained to me what I could not previously undersatnd, viz., the suffering inflicted by Christinas upon each other for centuries. My hope is that more people will seek and share ideas for counteacting the glorification of militarism, which is endemic in society and to a greater or lesser extent in most of our churches. The next generation is being taught that Might is Right through computer games, videos and television programs, as well as the political and military programs of governments. However, ultimately it is the realization of the Truth of the message of Jesus' Nonviolent Love of Friends and Enemies that is most precious and fundamental. Ways of sharing this message ought to be constantly sought. Trusting in the Power of Jesus' message is essential.

Máire Mhic Fhearghusa

Posted by: Maire Mhic Fhearghusa

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