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MLK Today
MLK Today by Tom H. Hastings 528 words Those who like violence, those who prefer cathartic rage, love to lift out King’s words about riots: “riots are the voice of the unheard.” But a more careful and correct understanding of what he said shows that he was merely explaining riots, not condoning them. I know when
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The Mercy Rule
The Mercy Rule by Rob Okun 700 words Let’s start with some basic assumptions: 1) Israel is not Jewish—just as the US is not Christian. 2) Palestine is not Muslim. 3) Hamas perpetrates heinous acts, puts civilian lives in peril, and regularly violates the “rules” of war. 4) Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) perpetrates heinous acts,
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Turning Away from Evil
Turning Away from Evil by Wim Laven 733 words Many survivors of Nazi concentration camps and the Holocaust wrote memoirs to permanently record what had happened with a belief that such atrocity should never happen again. Indeed, many of these are recommended and required texts. Each story is similar, and each story is different, they