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Prevention of terrorism

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  • Published May 2, 2013 5:09 pm KST
  • Updated May 2, 2013 5:09 pm KST

The prevention of terrorism is necessary and it requires a certain violence. Not that external wrath we often commit against our neighbor in the name of peace, but rather the internal violence against self, against our selfishness, greed, lust and pride.

Man has nothing to lose but the chains of sin, which darkens his intellect and weakens his will leaving him prey to all kinds of absurd ideologies ― even those which contradictorily tell one to kill in the name of religion.

By throwing off sin man becomes a child of God, an heir of heaven, enjoying inner peace in this life even amid its trials.

Paul Kokoski

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada