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The Redeeming Virtue of Forgiveness

“How many of you have lost a brother or sister as a result of violence?”  asked Azim Khamisa the students at San Diego’s CorreiaMiddle School. About a third of the several hundred gathered in the school auditorium raise their hands.

“And how many of you would want revenge if a brother or sister was killed”? Khamisa probed.  Almost every hand shot up.    Then he asked, “Would revenge bring (my son) back? Continue reading

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