'To Bless All Mankind'

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Freedom from ‘problem gambling’—the spiritual way!

Tony Lobl

I was a “problem gambler” in my 20s, playing the fruit machines.
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Britain’s rethink of gambling

The <i>Monitor’s</i> Editorial Board

Britain’s government under Prime Minister Theresa May has decided that state-regulated gambling may be out of control.
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Prayer that is dependable

Michelle Boccanfuso Nanouche

Why does “#prayfor” have such staying power?
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Why the tweet #prayfor has staying power

The <i>Monitor’s</i> Editorial Board

A popular hashtag on Twitter these days starts with #prayfor, followed by the place of a major tragedy, such as #prayforAleppo or #prayforOrlando.
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Breaking through victimization

Susan Booth Mack Snipes

I am so inspired by the account of the Nigerian woman photographing her people’s strength and joy, encouraging them to rise above hopelessness, to uphold their dignity, and to help one another.
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A counter-narrative for Boko Haram’s victims

The <i>Monitor’s</i> Editorial Board

Nigeria’s war on the jihadist group Boko Haram is largely succeeding, bringing a relative calm to the country’s devastated northeast.
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A law that can challenge injustice

Liz Butterfield Wallingford

“That’s unjust!” That was how I reacted when I learned that my school was going to charge me for damage I hadn’t caused.
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When rule of law rules the roost

The <i>Monitor’s</i> Editorial Board

This past fall, one of South Africa’s most popular figures, Thuli Madonsela, ended her term as Public Prosecutor after seven years of taking on powerful figures—including President Jacob Zuma—for corruption.
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Some thoughts on aging

Elizabeth Trevithick

Several times a week I play tennis with a woman who by her own admission is 86.
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Japan turns silver into gold

The <i>Monitor’s</i> Editorial Board

Last year the Japanese cosmetics maker Pola hired a woman over one hundred years old.
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To move beyond past wrongs

David C. Kennedy

As the editorial on the facing page explains, many nations hang on to historic, sometimes even ancient, wrongs done to them by other countries.
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Ending modern wars driven by ancient wrongs

The Monitor's Editorial Board

Scratch below the surface of today’s territorial conflicts and you find leaders who evoke memories of their countries as past victims of aggression by others.