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The religion of Love
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
The national papers here in Great Britain have been full of accounts of recent gun crime with teenagers. And big debate is going on about the increase of gun and gang warfare with youth in the UK. Another thing that has caused a lot of comment is what is known as “hoodies.” These are youth wearing sweatshirts with hoods on them, but not for their original purpose of keeping warm. The hood hides their faces so that security cameras are not able to catch their image.
If you have a vivid imagination, these news headlines can really play havoc with your peace of mind, especially if you happen to be the only woman traveling late at night on empty trains and along London’s dark streets and alleys, as I often am in my job.
One night not long ago I was going to a meeting with a church to plan for a talk I was giving under their sponsorship. This church is down a residential road where previously they have had problems with aggressive youth, vandalism and drug dealers.
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Marta Greenwood is a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science in London, England.
