British troops will not be withdrawn from Iraq because of continued violence in the southern city of Basra. (politics.co.uk)
Another is that «Christian tradition and spirituality contain teachings that help Christians imagine and enact alternative forms of response, restoring right relationships instead of continuing the violence,» the report stated. (christianitytoday.com)
But the process of ecumenical and interreligious dialogue that Pope Benedict XVI has repeatedly endorsed may cause participants to question whether any canonical story of violence — such as the conquest narratives in Joshua and Judges, or functionally equivalent texts in the history of Islam — may legitimately be claimed to offer a religious warrant for continued violence in today's world. (religion-online.org)