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What does it mean?
Holy war is a concept that would be repugnant to any benevolent deity.
In plain terms
God would hate the idea of holy war.
What can you take from it?
Religious violence contradicts divine compassion.

Where it applies

  • religious debate
  • political discourse
  • ethics discussion

Putting it to work

  • critique religious violence
  • promote peace
  • interrogate doctrine

Questions to consider

  • Can violence ever be holy?
  • How do we reconcile faith with pacifism?

Another view

Some religious traditions justify war as necessary defense or divine mandate.

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