Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.
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Non-violence is the article of faith.
Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.
My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.
Christian nonviolence must be embodied in a community that is an alternative to the world's violence.
That's all nonviolence is - organized love.
Christians are nonviolent not, therefore, because we believe that nonviolence is a strategy to rid the world of war, but because nonviolence is constitutive of what it means to be a disciple to Jesus.
We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.
Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man.
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