domination

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“The Christian tradition does not find its hope in domination or force, but in the paradox of the cross,” Del Brocco told Salon.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Throughout history, he added, the Christian mission “has not infrequently been distorted by a desire for domination, entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The author emphasizes that by the 1950s, approximately 90% of Cuba’s mines were owned by U.S. companies, demonstrating a longstanding pattern of American economic domination that predated the rise of Fidel Castro and communism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

In a post on X, Timothy said: "Mass ritual prayer in public places is an act of domination."

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

I’d grown fond of quoting Vaclav Havel, the great Czech leader who had said that “hope” was the one thing that people struggling in Eastern Europe needed during the era of Soviet domination.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson