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Love and wisdom trump hatred
With the tragic deaths of the United States’s ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, and three American officers at the consulate in Benghazi, we lament this loss and wonder what the world is coming to. Does unselfish service mean people are vulnerable to attacks from fanatics? Are revenge and religious strife keeping citizens of the world at odds with one another?
The Christian Science Monitor, in an editorial comment on the incident, stated that “opposing bigotry nonviolently is a global challenge” (“Islam’s answer to the killing of US envoys in Libya,” September 12, 2012).
About the author
Sharon Carper worked for the US Department of State for 20 years. Her assignments included refugee, consular, and public affairs.

October 29, 2012 issue
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Letters
Cristina Minola, Susan Vreeland, Barbara Alexander
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A different tack
Jeff Ward-Bailey, Staff Editor
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The government that blesses all
Mark Sappenfield
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Quenching the volcanoes of partisanship
Jack Lindsey
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Elections, justice, and mercy
Rosalie E. Dunbar, Senior Staff Editor
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Health anxiety: Help for the well-but-worried
Russ Gerber
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Love casts out demons
Nate Frederick
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'Think globally act locally' moments
Diane Bolman
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A prophecy fulfilled
Malcolm Drummond
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Frisbee and a 'holy day'
Emily Clarke
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When I prayed for myself...
Rod Jones
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The 'business' that replaces 'busyness'
Irene Schanche Bowker
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Like joining a new family
Kristen Coleman
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Love and wisdom trump hatred
Sharon Carper
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'Where art thou?'
Deanna Mummert
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Distinctly democratic
Dorcas Strong
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Study points to health benefits of prayer
Donald Ingwerson
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'Spiritual fitness' and suicide prevention
Carey Arber
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'Undisturbed' and healed after an election
Roberta Dever
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Skin growth dissolved
Ann Kneeland with contributions from Jennifer Kneeland
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Healing of premenstrual tension
Martha Corrêa Henriques Samary
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Divine simplicity...or mental algebra?
The Editors