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This is http://www.essayz.com/a9603041.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %PEACEMAKER FOCI FOCUS CONFLICT RESOLUTION WIN LOSE+960304 %PROPHET RELIGION PERVERSIONS VIOLENCE COERCION WAR+960304 %IDEAL VALUE PRINCIPLE DOCTRINE STORIES INTEGRITY+960304 %DISHONESTY DECEPTION COLLUSION ADDICTION APPEAR 960304 If we are to enjoy peace we need to be clear about how to focus our attention in ways which make for peace. We need to focus: Upon rather than Upon FORGIVENESS REVENGE RECONCILIATION EXCOMMUNICATION MUTUALITY DOMINANCE LIBERATION CONTROLS CREATIVITY CONFORMITY CREATIVITY FORMULAS AUTHENTICITY SYSTEMATICS BEING RESPONSIVE BEING RIGHT RELAXATION TENSIONS DIALOGUE LECTURING LISTENING TALKING HEARING TELLING DESCRIPTIONS PRESCRIPTIONS DESCRIPTIONS PROSCRIPTIONS INTEGRITY CONFORMITY REALITIES APPEARANCES Each religion is characterized by what it focuses attention upon; AND BY what it does NOT focus attention upon: STORIES PARABLES SCRIPTURES DOCTRINES COMMANDMENTS RITUALS DUTIES EXPECTATIONS VISIONS INSTITUTIONS TRADITIONS TEACHINGS IDEALS VALUES PRINCIPLES RELATIONSHIPS BEHAVIORS ATTITUDES PERCEPTIONS EXPERIENCES EXPRESSIONS EXCOMMUNICATIONS ALIENATIONS ESTRANGEMENTS VIOLENCE CRUSADES COERCIONS HOLY WARS CONFLICTS TERRORISM REVENGE ANGER PUNISHMENTS Within each religion there are people who differ from each other greatly in regards to the foci of their attention. Often it is not clear what, if any, connection there is between the foci upon which they focus attention. Often there seems to be no integrity in the pattern of what they focus attention upon---as if they have no intention that there be any coherence or integrity in the pattern of what they focus attention upon. They are often using elements of their ostensible religion as tools of manipulation---seeking to promote their own advantage or the advantage of their family, clan or gang. The only coherence to be found is to be found in the motives which guide them to use tools of manipulation. What they believe and do may be quite contrary to the life and teachings of the prophet who "founded" the religion. Such prophets would not be pleased to see what is often done in their names. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================