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Non-Violence. William Rush Folger. “Sermon on the Mount ”– Jesus. “Letter to a Revolutionary” – Tolstoy. “Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech” – MLK. “Civil Disobedience” – Thoreau. Common Characteristics. Every major r eligion in the world supports non- violence.
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Non-Violence William Rush Folger
Common Characteristics • Every major religion in the world supports non- violence. • All advocate the use of non compliance as a means of protest through boycotts, refusing to complete actions, and through the voice • Doing nothing for an issue is the same as being against the issue • All were willing to be imprisoned or tortured • Do not be violent when angry about an issue • Use Non-Violence for persuasion about an issue • Non-violence and love is more powerful than violence