violence
Depicting Fatal Violence: A Double-Edged Sword
by Ms. Boomer-ang How can depicting fatal violence and its results discourage and prevent such violence? Are there ways one can ensure that such depictions will generate mourning rather than excitement? That they will turn people off from such violence rather than whet appetites for more? Following are examples of comparable fatal-violence depictions for contrasting purposes…
Tear Gas and Miscarriages
by Sarah Terzo Major protests against police brutality have occurred around the U.S. in recent weeks. While many demonstrators were peaceful, some rioting occurred. There are many documented cases of police using tear gas and other chemical agents on both violent and nonviolent protesters. A New York Times article says that chemical agents were used…
Is Abortion Different from Other Violence?
by Julia Smucker Four Ways of Isolating One Issue Any advocate of the consistent life ethic (CLE) can expect to encounter people who share their pro-nonviolence position on certain issues but depart from it on others. And among those working on various peace and life issues, including those of us who adhere to the CLE,…
Ireland’s Votes for Violence: Sinn Féin and Abortion
by Maria Horan Not Surprising It may surprise those outside the Republic of Ireland that Sinn Féin (SF) came in second in the recent Irish elections. However, people voting for a political party with a strong connection to the IRA and many of the murders in the North during the Troubles and which still refuses…
Abortion and Violence Against Pregnant Women
by Martha Shuping, M.D. This is based on a handout Dr. Shuping made for widespread use; she sent it to us and we adapted it with her approval. Martha Shuping is a psychiatrist, and wrote several chapters of the book Peace Psychology Perspectives on Abortion, edited by Rachel MacNair. Intimate Partner Violence Intimate…
My Personal Journey on Veganism, War, and Abortion
by Frank Lane I’ve been an ethical vegan for about 28 years and a vegetarian for 16 years before that. My passionate conviction came from a profound sense of the sacredness and wonder of my existence, the natural world, especially the unborn, animals, and trees. I was a registered conscientious objector to war and…
No Resort to Violence
by Jim Kelly Editor’s Note: This is the seventh in the series of blog posts based on presentations at our 30th Anniversary conference, held August 4-6, 2017. It’s also the third of three posts that come from Jim Kelly. This post is based on a presentation at the session of the Consistent Life Network’s…