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Moral Courage with Diane Foley, mother of executed journalist James Foley

2024/6/11
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Diane Foley：在儿子James Foley被伊斯兰国杀害七年后，我选择与其中一名凶手Alexander Kotey会面。这并非易事，起初我感到震惊和愤怒，也对政府感到失望。但我的信仰、儿子的精神以及对正义的追求，最终促使我做了这个决定。与Kotey的会面持续了三天，我们进行了深入的对话。他表达了悔恨，但其悔恨更多的是针对我作为母亲的痛苦，而非其行为本身。他试图为自己的行为辩护，将之归咎于美国在中东的政策和行动。尽管如此，我仍然努力理解他，将他视为一个有缺陷的人，一个有家庭的人。这次会面对我来说是一种疗愈，也让我对人性的复杂性有了更深刻的理解。我创立Foley基金会，旨在帮助被劫持的美国人，提高记者的安全，并激励人们拥有道德勇气。 播音员：Diane Foley的故事令人震撼。她面对儿子被杀害的巨大悲痛，却展现出非凡的道德勇气，与杀害儿子的凶手会面，并试图理解他。这不仅是对个人悲剧的回应，也是对当今社会普遍缺乏道德勇气的反思。Foley的经历启示我们，即使面对深仇大恨，我们仍然可以选择理解、同情和宽恕，这才是治愈创伤和促进社会和谐的途径。

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Diane Foley discusses her journey of finding moral courage to meet one of her son's murderers, Alexander Kotey, and how her faith and her son's courage inspired her to act on her convictions.

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Seven years after ISIS killed her son, Diane Foley met with one of his killers. Somehow, she was able to find the humanity in her son's murderer. 

ISIS held journalist James Foley hostage for 2 years before publicly executing him in 2014, when they uploaded a YouTube video of James's beheading. After her son's murder, Diane Foley started The Foley Foundation, working to free American hostages held abroad, teach journalist safety, and inspire people to act with moral courage.

I asked Diane how she found the moral courage to meet ISIS terrorist Alexanda Kotey and see him as a human being. If Diane could find the grace to connect with her son's murderer, the rest of us can find the moral courage to see the good in those with whom we so vehemently disagree.

This...is A Bit of Optimism.

To learn more about Diane and her work, check out:

her book American Mother)

The Foley Foundation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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