Our Declaration of Independence states:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,[72] that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Martin Luther King advised on six principles of non violent resistence:
Nonviolence is not passive, but requires courage;
Nonviolence seeks reconciliation, not defeat of an adversary;
Nonviolent action is directed at eliminating evil, not destroying an evil-doer;
A willingness to accept suffering for the cause, if necessary, but never to inflict it;
A rejection of hatred, animosity or violence of the spirit, as well as refusal to commit physical violence; and
Faith that justice will prevail.
Gandhi-King Season Cooperation Circles give reference to King's principles of non violence:
The principles are on the sight which is headed with a statement of blessing:
As
salamu alaykum wa rahmetullah wa barakatu hu
May Peace be upon
you and the infinite mercy and blessings of Allah
From the Catholic Catechism:
II. THE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES are listed:
1812 The human virtues are rooted in the theological virtues, which adapt man's faculties for participation in the divine nature:76 for the theological virtues relate directly to God. They dispose Christians to live in a relationship with the Holy Trinity. They have the One and Triune God for their origin, motive, and object.
1813 The theological virtues are the foundation of Christian moral activity; they animate it and give it its special character. They inform and give life to all the moral virtues. They are infused by God into the souls of the faithful to make them capable of acting as his children and of meriting eternal life. They are the pledge of the presence and action of the Holy Spirit in the faculties of the human being. There are three theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity.77
Let us pray. Lord, We are your creatures. You have endowed us with rights. Forces are continualy at play to steal the rights. Thank you for the wize statements of our founding fathers, and of Martin Luther King. We also thank you for the teaching of the Catholic church about faith, hope, and charity. Please help us to ponder. Help us to pray. Help us to do thy will.
Amen