The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and Peace |
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... church , even before her union with the state under Constantine in the fourth- century , had sadly degenerated in this as in other respects ; and , ever since that fatal era , she has lent her sanction to the custom of war , with little ...
... church , even before her union with the state under Constantine in the fourth- century , had sadly degenerated in this as in other respects ; and , ever since that fatal era , she has lent her sanction to the custom of war , with little ...
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... churches of England , de- scribes the cause of " " peace as a field of service worthy of the church , worthy of angels , " and calls upon Christians to " glorify their religion by banding together as an army of pacificators ...
... churches of England , de- scribes the cause of " " peace as a field of service worthy of the church , worthy of angels , " and calls upon Christians to " glorify their religion by banding together as an army of pacificators ...
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... church ! Some of the soldiers amused themselves with throwing children into the flames , and others with stabbing infants at their moth- ers ' breasts !! Heaps of dead bodies strewed the ground ; streams of blood ran along the streets ...
... church ! Some of the soldiers amused themselves with throwing children into the flames , and others with stabbing infants at their moth- ers ' breasts !! Heaps of dead bodies strewed the ground ; streams of blood ran along the streets ...
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... church , the state , the ruling few , the subject many , all seem in this case to have combined to patronize vice and crime in their widest sphere of evil . Dress a man in particular garments , call him by a particu- lar name ; and he ...
... church , the state , the ruling few , the subject many , all seem in this case to have combined to patronize vice and crime in their widest sphere of evil . Dress a man in particular garments , call him by a particu- lar name ; and he ...
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... among all the ministers and churches of Christ during the purest era of our religion , and ceased not to regulate their conduct till near the fatal union of Church and State , under Constantine , early in the 3 * TESTIMONIES AGAINST WAR .
... among all the ministers and churches of Christ during the purest era of our religion , and ceased not to regulate their conduct till near the fatal union of Church and State , under Constantine , early in the 3 * TESTIMONIES AGAINST WAR .
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abolish AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY arms army Austria battle bayonet benevolence Bicetre blessing blood bodies butcher capital punishment cause of peace century character Chris Christ Christendom Christian church civilized command common crime custom dead death destroy disputes duty earth enemies England Europe evil father favor fight fire France French friends of peace glory gospel heart heathen heaven honor horrors human hundred idolatry individuals influence judicial combat Julius Cæsar justice kill less lives mankind mass means ment military militia millions mind misery moral murder Napoleon nations nature navy neighbor never object officers pacific pagan passions perished precepts Prince of Peace principles profession punishment Quakers religion religion of peace rulers Russia savage says sentiment ships slaughter soldiers soul Spain spirit suffering sword TERTULLIAN thing thousand tian tion truth victims violence war-system warriors wars whole William Penn wounded wrong