Violence Archives - Page 3 of 3
January 23rd, 2017
Some people want stronger gun control measures, while others insist the government should get out of the way. Are mass shootings preventable? What does religion say about owning guns?
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January 13th, 2017
January 16th is Religious Freedom Day, the birthday of religious freedom in the United States. We've come a long way since Thomas Jefferson penned his famous statute, but by some indications we have a long ways to go.
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July 19th, 2016
America is a country divided in many ways. Politically, we are more polarized than at any time in recent memory. Economically, much of the country’s wealth is concentrated in the hands of an elite few. But most glaring is this: despite years of progress on
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August 3rd, 2015
On July 19th, University of Cincinnati Police Department officer Ray Tensing stopped Samuel DuBose for driving without a front-end license plate - and the routine stop shockingly ended in a horrible fatality.
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January 9th, 2013
Most of us expect our spiritual leaders to defend the poor, needy, and oppressed. We expect them to speak out on behalf of victims of violent crimes such as rape, assault, and murder.
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August 10th, 2012
Gun violence seems to be reaching epidemic proportions in the United States. On Sunday, 5 August, a man shot to death six people at the Wisconsin Sikh Temple, just weeks after the Colorado cinema gun massacre.
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