(From "The Power of Love over the Power of Fear" Washington Newsletter, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Nov/Dec 2005. Used with permission.)

The love Jesus spoke of casts out fear and oppression. Violent extremists, tyrants, and fearmongers will find no comfort in this love and have no power over it. This is the kind of love that inspired Gandhi, Parks, King, and many others to speak truth to power, resist injustice, and nonviolently transform their nations with strength and determination.

Imagine. What would our nation's foreign policies look like if this kind of love and respect for basic human dignity were the guiding principle instead of fear? What would this love have us do to reduce violent extremism, to help the Iraqis find peace and security, or to prevent a future war with China?

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