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Ninety-eight percent of all violent crimes are committed by men, and killing, violence and war have long been a man’s game. Armies have always been overwhelmingly male, instigating wars characterized by big egos, over-aggression and nervous women wringing their hands out at home, in prayer for their husbands and sons. (There’s a book called War and Peace outlining the phenomenon...
...pupils had left safely was the damage being done to them. Some of the girls had already been given sedatives to stop nightmares, and she was worried about the long-term effects of the hatred. "Sectarianism has no place in this school," she said. "The children regularly say a prayer for peace that we have hanging up in the assembly hall. We work hard here and with Protestant schools to keep sectarianism...
After the service opened with a few minutes for silent prayer and meditation, the crowd joined in singing “Amazing Grace,” “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” and “The Star Spangled Banner.” The same songs could also be heard later that evening, during another vigil outside Adams House...
...While Saturday saw the first official funerals after the attacks, Friday was marked by hundreds of remembrances and prayer services. People gathered Friday night all around the country for candlelight vigils. Outside fire stations in New York, flowers and candles stand five feet deep. At Washington D.C.'s National Cathedral, the President, First Lady, members of Congress, Cabinet members, former Presidents and their families gathered Friday morning with other dignitaries for a prayer service. According to reports, President Bush made a call to Al Gore, who was trapped in Europe after the attacks, asking the former vice president to return...
Americans and concerned citizens worldwide have spent the last few days trying to fill that void with love, prayer and unity. We will eventually heal the sensitive wounds that dot the eastern coast of our nation, but it will take time...