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“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to Peter after the disciple wacked off Malchus’ ear. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword” (Matt. 26:52). In other words, violence, politically motivated or otherwise, only creates a spiral that consume individuals, movements, and sometimes even whole nations. But Jesus did …
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People treat their enemies in one of three ways: demonically, legalistically, or christianly. Returning evil for good is demonic. Giving back good for good and evil for evil (eye for an eye) is legalistic. Many Christians practice this second way without giving it a second thought. Someone puts out your eye and you put out …
Three years ago, the polling firm YouGov asked Americans whether they thought it could ever be justified for their political party to use violence to advance its goals. The overwhelming response was no. Only 8 percent of people said anything other than “never.” This year, YouGov asked the same question — and the share of …
An older white guy wearing a red 'MAGA' hat asked my friend the other day, "Were you one of the NIGGERS rioting in Oakland last night?" Troubling times. Very troubling. Solutions anyone? Martin Luther King Junior offered his own solution to troubling times called, “Nonviolence and Racial Justice,” which was printed in the Christian Century …
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