Dave Woodward

“One of the most catastrophic wars of European history was the notorious Thirty Years’ War. It was fought between Catholics and Protestants over an incredible thirty years of organized butchery, violence, and destruction to decide one outcome: Who will monopolize control of all religious and political institutions in Europe, the anti-Catholic Protestants or the anti-Protestant Catholics? Prof.”
― Jay Snelson, Taming the Violence of Faith: Win-Win Solutions for Our World in Crisis

“Building on the discovery of social causation through independent observation and verification this book presents a viable strategy for taming the violence unleashed on innocent people by religious and political institutions, and introduces the reader to a wealth of Win-Win Solutions for Our World in Crisis.”
― Jay Snelson, Taming the Violence of Faith: Win-Win Solutions for Our World in Crisis

“Believers tend to elevate themselves to an elite society of followers who are worthier than those who do not believe. Those”
― Jay Snelson, Taming the Violence of Faith: Win-Win Solutions for Our World in Crisis

“Without ever saying so, many intelligent people think, “Who am I to challenge authority and question whether our social leaders know what they are doing, where they are going, and how to get there?” Thus, a vital message must be dramatized to gain the attention of decent people. To follow the leader by default without verifying the equity, utility, and morality of the leadership through observational analysis is to bury our heads in the sand and to risk human extinction.”
― Jay Snelson, Taming the Violence of Faith: Win-Win Solutions for Our World in Crisis