Religion is often described as a source of violent behavior, and in some cases that may be true.

But what about for Latter-day Saints?

And why might one person interpret religious teachings in a way that condones violence, while another person with the same religious teachings interprets them in the opposite way?

We explore these questions in this presentation.

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Resources:

Byron Johnson: More God, Less Crime

Church teachings on abuse

President Dallin H. Oaks, Love Your Enemies

President Gordon B. Hinckley, War and Peace

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