Guiding Principles

“They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore; but they shall sit under their own vines and under their own fig trees, and no one shall make them afraid.” (Micah 4:3b-4)

"You shall not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor." (Leviticus 19:16)

“Then Jesus said unto him, ‘Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.’” (Matthew 26:52)

“Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.” (Unitarian Universalism's 7th Principle)

“One should never do that to another which one regards as injurious to one’s own self.” (Mahabharata)

“Abandoning the taking of life, the ascetic Gautama dwells refraining from taking life, without stick or sword.” (Buddha, Digha Nikaya 1:1.8)

“One should not (even) point to another brother (in humanity) with a weapon because satanic impulses may get into one’s hand, and hence fall into a pit of (hell) fire.” (Prophet Mohammad)