The theme for this Wisdom Wednesday is just one word: Respect. Can you show respect for another’s belief without watering down your own? Do both sides of a dispute deserve respect even if one side is generally viewed as evil? We begin with separate challenges for Muslims and Hindus, then Christians’ views of Jewish tradition, Christians’ respect – or the lack of it – for the LGBTQ community, and more.
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2022 World Day of Peace message: Yes, to human needs! No, to militarization!
By Tony Magliano Fifty-five years ago, on Jan. 1, 1968, with the Vietnam War raging, and numerous other armed conflicts causing untold death and destruction, St. Pope Paul VI initiated the first World Day of Peace. He wrote, “We address ourself to all men of good will to exhort them…