Ban the Bomb Event Breeds Discussion
This is a picture of me handing out flyers in front of the White House during Unite to Ban the Bomb. Rehumanize International organized...
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Nov 11, 20166 min read
The Silence of the Left: The Horror of a Two-Party War Machine
I remember the day Obama was elected quite clearly in my mind. I had decided Monday evening to set up a “Cemetery of the Innocents” on my...
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Jul 23, 20164 min read
RNC Day 3: "Make America First Again"
[The following is part of a series on bringing the Consistent Life Ethic to various political conventions. Click to see Day 1 & Day 2]...
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Feb 6, 20169 min read
Distorted Ethics: A Review of the China Mirage
The United States imposed an oil embargo in mid-1941 on Japan, then engaged in the military conquest of China and parts of Southeast...
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Jun 9, 20154 min read
“The Crowning Savagery of War”: A Mormon Condemnation of the Atom Bomb
Many beliefs and practices of early Mormonism such as polygamy, theo-democracy, the Order of Enoch, and the hope for Zion were profoundly...
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Jun 9, 20156 min read
Why the Campaign Against ISIS Must End: A Just War Analysis
The myriad atrocities committed by the organization known variously as the Islamic State, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or...
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Nov 19, 20133 min read
A Globe-Trotting Detective Story: Dirty Wars
Dirty Wars, the documentary film counterpart to the book of the same name, begins its investigation of the secretive world of U.S....
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Nov 19, 20135 min read
New Voice to an Ancient Witness: Pope Francis's Plea for Peace
The pope’s weekly Angelus message, named for the prayer it accompanies, is generally a routine occurrence akin to a Sunday homily. On...
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Nov 19, 20136 min read
Reflections on the Women's Peace Encampment: 30 Years Later
Mark Hare is not the kind of person who strikes you as being aware that he played more than a minor role in changing the world. When I...
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Nov 19, 201313 min read
Supporting Non-Violence in Syria
The worsening violence and repression in Syria has left many analysts and policymakers in the United States and other western countries...
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Nov 19, 20133 min read
PTSD & Military Suicides
There has been an increase in suicides of military personnel in recent years. It has become quite a major issue. In fact, more veterans...
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Aug 24, 20132 min read
Enough Killing of Innocents: A Consistent Life Quote for #LifeMatters
BY JULIA SMUCKER This weekend, the consistent life publication Life Matters Journal is hosting a "blogfest" in response to the Feminist...
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Jul 29, 20133 min read
Why I Hate the Draft
Like many believers in peace, I opposed the draft in principle, but I don't think I grasped the human face of it until recently. My...
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Jul 29, 20133 min read
A Student Speaks Against Unjust War at SIU Carbondale
The following is a transcript of a speech given at an anti-war rally by Nicholas Neal, a student at SIU Carbondale and a leader in the...
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Jul 29, 201316 min read
Viewer and Victim
“The Scourged Back,” so dubbed by Kathleen Collins, is an image that pops up in the mind of most people when thinking of American...
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Jul 27, 20133 min read
The Human Cost of White House Word Games
BY NICHOLAS R. NEAL The Obama administration has once again shown its shockingly obvious use of wordplay. The New York Times reports...
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Jun 1, 20131 min read
Can Peace Gain Economic Leverage?
BY NICHOLAS NEAL The cause for peace between Israelis and Palestinians might have more financial backing than we think. William Booth of...
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Apr 1, 20137 min read
Broadly Defined Lethal Powers
Two documents have been made public this year that provide more information about the Obama administration’s targeted killing policy. The...
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Apr 1, 20133 min read
Anti-War Republicans
What do we mean when we say anti-war Republicans? Is the Republican party becoming more anti-war? If we look at history we will see that...
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Apr 1, 20134 min read
Rand Paul's Filibuster
Upon watching Senator Rand Paul’s March filibuster opposing the confirmation of CIA director John Brennan, the first thing that becomes...
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