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...would be better if Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders would seek open dialogue with Muslim clerics rather than confront them with inflammatory debate [Nov. 27]. Christianity and Islam have glorious yet violent pasts; both have lost their way with stubborn claims to exclusive truth and the consequent rise of intolerant fundamentalism. Leaders of neither religion can claim the moral high ground, given their failure to shelter the innocent during the great wars and genocides of the 20th century. In the 21st century, both religions have the moral obligation to face the future together...
NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA Both states have cut the prevalence of infectious disease nearly 75% since 1990. And North Dakota has a very low violent-crime rate: 98 offenses per 100,000 people, compared with, say, South Carolina...
...international group of hostages and their captors live together amicably, creating a blissful utopia free from the violent political currents that initially brought them together...
...He’s just really thoughtful and conscious of what’s going on in other people’s lives,” Meltzer said. “He’s like a big gentle giant. The only place he’s really violent is on the wrestling mat.”Still, Ogunwole does not let his quiet side interfere with helping teammates improve or encouraging them during practice or workouts.“I try to lead by example a lot, but I try to be encouraging and supportive to other guys...
Even more aptly, the UMass mascot is a Minuteman. Were all Revolutionary-era Massachusetts residents soldiers, violent dispensers of rebel justice with rifles drawn and bayonets affixed? Of course not. Yet no one complains in these cases, because the subjects belong to the culturally-dominant ethnic group...