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...many, he is an unlikely pacifist. He insists that Christians should exemplify a radical message of peace. Hauerwas learned this lesson from the Anabaptist theologian John Howard Yoder. Hauerwas has respect for a position known as the just-war perspective, a mode of reflection on war's occasional tragic necessity, either for self-defense or to protect those who might otherwise be slaughtered. But he insists that most Christians who claim that position are not really serious about it, or they would oppose many more wars than they do. His radical pacifism leads him to condemn any and all forms...
...These outrages are horrific, but also tragic because much had been going right in the province. Many of the Holy Cross girls were not yet born when the main paramilitary groups entered cease-fires seven years ago. The 1998 Good Friday agreement ushered in a period of relative peace, stability and economic growth that makes Northern Ireland a better place to live than it has been for 30 years...
...Harvard community gathered in a series of meetings and vigils over the weekend, as students, faculty and staff continued to grapple with their response to Tuesday’s tragic events...
...We’re certainly deeply saddened by Mark’s passing,” said Jack Parker, head coach of the B.U. hockey team. “This is such an unbelievable and senselessly tragic event...
...scenes of disaster, must fight chaos and fear with the steadfast courage of deliberate calm. We must return to our daily lives, not to business as usual, but with a sense of deep sorrow and a consciousness of the losses our fellow Americans have suffered through these tragic events, and with a firm resolve to prevent such a tragedy from ever recurring...