Source: Common Dreams
by George Cassidy Payne
“I didn’t set out to study nonviolence. Like many, I stumbled upon it in fragments, quotes that refused to leave me, the persistent sense that some ancient wisdom was trying to cut through the noise of our modern world. Over time, through teaching, crisis counseling, community organizing, and meditation, I’ve come to a radical realization: Nonviolence is not merely a political tactic or a personal ethic. It is a global resistance movement against the fusion of religion and empire. It is how we reclaim God from the powers that abuse the sacred to justify violence. Together, we can defend the truth when it’s under siege.” (08/27/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/nonviolence-vs-religious-nationalism