We live in a diverse world that cannot be viewed in narrow-minded black and white terms like Good or Evil, Right or Wrong. To do so is to only see the extreme in every situation and contrary to the definition of humanity. We are all one people and thus we are all of these things. We, as a people, are Black, white, American, Arab, Jew, Christian, Pagan, good, evil, right, and wrong. We are so many things which is precisely why we can’t view the world in those extremes. When we view the world this way we create division and at the same time we take our own diversity out of the solution to the problem of violence. By viewing the world in extremes, we begin assuming that one thing is better than another. This is flawed. For example, what right do we have to say that Christianity is any better than Islam? What right? In a world full of diversity division is fatal. It leads to anger. It leads to violence. It leads to fear. It leads to apathy. It leads to ignorance. We can no longer afford to think in these terms. Continue reading →