CONVICTION

CONVICTION
Function noun
Date: 15th century

1. The act of convincing a person of error or compelling the admission of a truth; the state of being convinced of error or compelled to admit the truth. 2. A strong persuasion of belief; the state of being convinced.

In anticipation of the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, pink and blue flags have been placed on lawns and in church yards all over rural northeast Missouri.
The people who display the flags do it out of conviction, the firm belief that their worldview is correct. The people who oppose the display of flags and defend the rights that Roe v. Wade guarantee do it out of conviction, the firm belief that their worldview is correct.

Grant ,O God, that your holy and life-giving spirit may so move every human heart (and especially the hearts of the people of this land), that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen (The Book of Common Prayer)