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Protecting the Church in Times of Unrest:

Self-Defense in Church Security Assessments By Richard Mathewson © 2026 The Kincade Society ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ABSTRACT Religious observance is sacred to the individual. It is a moral truth protected by civil law. International law acknowledges this. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution ensures the free exercise of religion. Each State in the Union has some degree of protection for religious observance embedded in its constitution. From local laws to gl

Apr 2221 min read

Psychology in War:

Applying Psychoanalytic Theory to Increase Ethical Literacy in Armed Conflict By Richard Mathewson © 2026 The Kincade Society ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ABSTRACT People who experience internal psychic conflict tend to project this onto the external world around them. When this happens, the outside world mirrors the inside conflict. The personality develops ways of processing reality through psychological defense mechanisms that often distort it. In the context of war, such di

Apr 2029 min read

Bellum Moralis:

Centering Ethics in Armed Conflicts to Mitigate Civilian Casualty By Richard Mathewson writing for The Kincade Society Can War Be Ethical? On its face, “war” doesn’t seem ethical. How could something so heinous, so violent have anything to do with ethics. A more pointed question is: How is killing ever moral ? Especially the “pre-meditated” killing that defines war. In criminal law, pre-meditated killing is a capital offense. In war, it is effective execution of the miss

Apr 179 min read

Accusations Do Not Equal Guilt

Information is a double-edged sword that defends or destroys depending on the one wielding it. The Age of Information emerged alongside a technological deluge that swept over a slumbering world unprepared for the cataclysmic consequences to follow. Few people were prepared for the abrupt transformation from controlled information accessible only to a few to readily available knowledge that anyone with an internet-capable device could acquire. The World Wide Web made it possib

Feb 2210 min read

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