is a Christian Science healer and teacher who lives in the state of Washington, in the United States. He was a chaplain during the Vietnam War. Mather spoke with the Journal about spiritual defense in relation to the ongoing struggle against terrorism.
What's the best response to terrorist acts?
Frankly, it is a spiritual response alone that will win the day. The terrorists have issued a challenge. Will we deal with that challenge in terms of getting even, or will we deal with it by bringing to bear the higher principles of fairness and justice, and doing unto others as we would have them do unto us? Those principles are the basis of our freedoms. And they will prevail, if we use them as instruments of healing.
