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Pacifism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pacifism is a commitment to peace and opposition to war. Our ordinary language allows a diverse set of beliefs and commitments to be held together under the general rubric of pacifism. This article will explain the family resemblance among the variety of pacifisms.
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Pacifism does not share realism's moral skepticism. For the pacifist, moral concepts can indeed be applied fruitfully to international affairs. It does make sense to ask whether a war is just: that is an important and meaningful issue.
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While the texts below are limited to the themes of nonresistance and pacifism, the most recent systematic expression of faith for Mennonite Church USA is Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective.;
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MILITARIST CHRISTENDOM AND THE GOSPEL OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE ... (FORMALLY TITLED: CONFLICT OF AGES) ... DANIEL H. SHUBIN...
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Pacifism is the theory that peaceful rather than violent or belligerent relations should govern human intercourse and that arbitration, surrender, or migration should be used to resolve disputes.
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The Latin Bible in Matthew 5:9 uses the term pacifici for peacemakers, and it is from this Latin word that our term pacifism derives. A pacifist is, in the loose sense, a person who labors for peace and for the abolition of strife, bloodshed, and warfare.
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pacifism n. The belief that disputes between nations should and can be settled peacefully. Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving ... Pacifism covers a broad range of ideas and practices, but the common denominator is opposition to force and militarism at the individual, societal, and international levels.
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