By: Andrew W
TIm, One cannot understate the sickening terror the victim must have experienced. What a terrible incident to have experienced both for you, and the people involved in the violent action. And yes, I do...
View ArticleBy: Tim Morey
Andrew thanks so much for your thoughtful and passionate response. I recognize that pacifism, properly understood, includes active nonviolent resistance, and is not simply standing aside and doing...
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Thanks Tim. Interesting side note, I’ve heard (have not yet read anything) about some interesting scholarship that might be calling into question the extent of Bonhoeffer’s involvement in the infamous...
View ArticleBy: Stephen
Tim, You say, “The rest of the story, by the way: I got between the attacker and the woman, he assured me he would kill me if I didn’t walk away, I didn’t, he backed down without it getting physical....
View ArticleBy: Daniel Freysinger
There have been many Christians stand by as followers of Christ were Martyred. They were not passive as they were in prayer trusting that God had the situation under control. At what point is it ok for...
View ArticleBy: Tim Morey
Thank you for the thoughtful comment Daniel. I agree with your implication that we should not let human logic override Jesus’ teaching; I just don’t agree that Jesus teaches it is never permissible to...
View ArticleBy: John Howell
Besides everything this article mentioned, another reason I’m not a pacifist is that I like playing and watching football, which includes hitting (or tackling) people hard or running them over if...
View ArticleBy: anonymous
You know what? Pacifism is for hypocritical goody-goodies because it secretly allows bad people to walk all over good people. Sure, violence isn’t always the best option. But sometimes, it’s necessary,...
View ArticleBy: theburnerblog
Dear anonymous, Chances that a villian could/would make a meal out of a weaker person who refused to violently attempt to defend oneself are extremely high–though for the Christ-follower, violent...
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^For your information, Jesus wasn’t a pacifist. Do you remember when he caused a ruckus at a temple? he did that for an important reason. About self-defense, it’s part of human nature. If you want to...
View ArticleBy: theburnerblog
Jesus was absolutely a pacifist. Upturning some tables is not the same thing as causing bodily harm or death to another human being (though I agree his action was important). Think of the incident with...
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