Some years ago, I was a member of a group of people who had a decision to make. It was an important and official decision, and the group was firmly divided between two different camps. One side wholeheartedly wanted to say yes to the decision; the other side just as firmly wanted to say no. I was on the no side, which was the minority.

As we wrangled over the decision, it became clear to me that the difference between us was that both sides saw the presence of evil in the circumstances that led to this particular situation, but we had a totally different view of evil.