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ethics of war


War and Peace: the Jewish Version War and Peace: the Jewish Version
Monday, July 2, 2012 by Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Imagine no religion—and, therefore, no war.  It’s easy if you try, and a number of recent writers have done so: the "new atheists," who find religion irrational and believe that its skewed perspective permits, encourages, sometimes even demands war. 
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