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Tony Philpott writes about a new kind of war – one about truth

Truth, garbage and politics

Tony Philpott writes about a new kind of war – one about truth

by Tony Philpott 30th March 2018

Quakers have a great concern for peace: it is one of our trademarks, one of our fundamental testimonies. We do all we can to reduce physical and emotional war and conflict at all levels.

But there is another war going on out there, of which we might not even be aware. It affects us all the time and has enormous effects on our decision-making, our politics and on whether our testimonies are fulfilled or not. It is the war on our minds.