"If Jesus Christ were to come today, people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner, and hear what he had to say, and make fun of it." - Thomas Carlyle

Nowhere is Jesus Christ more misunderstood than with respect to his stance on violence. As a result of the work of Christian theologians, the faithful are never quite sure if they should defend themselves in the event of an assault or just stand there and turn the other cheek. They don’t know if they ought to shoot somebody who’s about to kill a member of their family or pray for the shooter. They wonder whether they should support capital punishment or look at a convicted murderer like he's a baby about to be aborted. Christians aren't sure if they should go to war when the draft board calls or claim conscientious-objector status. In fact, they generally appear to be totally confused when the subject turns to violence.

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