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Exonerating or pardoning the victim
The form of moral engagement that we call "exonerating or pardoning the victim" is in many ways a logical outgrowth of perspective taking and empathy. If you are able to put yourself in the shoes of another, you become more able to understand the ways in which people who behaved inhumanely may be no more inhumane and evil, and have no more desire to kill and maim, than you.
Failure to pardon can have disastrous effects... Read more...
 The following movie review by our guest blogger, Mimi Maritz, illustrates these themes of exonerating and pardoning.
Review of "Forgiving Dr. Mengele"
This documentary tells the story of Holocaust concentration camp survivor, Eva. Like her twin sister Miriam, Eva was subjected to excruciating and nearly fatal... Read more... |
You're invited! Submit your favorite songs for peace
In upcoming blog posts, we intend to feature some of the best songs of inspiration for the peace and anti-war movement. What are your favorites? What musical tunes and lyrics inspire you to work for a peaceful world?
Submit your ideas (or, better yet, a link to your favorite song) as a comment on Engaging Peace, or contact us.
Then sing along!
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The New Year
The New Year's a notebook whose pages are white;
The New Year's a penny untarnished and bright;
The New Year's a baby just this moment born,
A beautiful baby asleep in the morn.
Let's write in the notebook without any smudges,
Let's spend the bright penny and settle our grudges.
Let's comfort the baby who'll cry when he wakes
And discovers he's stuck with his father's mistakes!
by Ernestine Cobern Beyer
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