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In reply to the discussion: Why This American 'Soldier of Christ' Is Fighting ISIS in Iraq -- ABC [View all]WDIM
(1,662 posts)3. Jesus also said forgive your enemy.
Turn the other cheek. Forgive. And live in peace and love and non-violence. Even faced with his own death Jesus chose peace. He had followers that could of started an uprising used violent resistance, but no he chose peace. Violence has no justification and is not a means to an end and nobody who uses violence is truly a follower of Jesus.
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Why This American 'Soldier of Christ' Is Fighting ISIS in Iraq -- ABC [View all]
Skidmore
Feb 2015
OP
Go to Iraq and open a christian church in an area controled by ISIS, let me know how you make out
glasshouses
Feb 2015
#20
Is the citeria we have to agree with everything Obama and Kerry say...really
glasshouses
Feb 2015
#25
"Obama's worldview on this IS to NOT portray the conflict as between religions."
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2015
#33
There's no dispute it's about religion with the christians living in Iraq and Syria
glasshouses
Feb 2015
#65
"religion is...being used as the smokescreen for those who wish to justify their blood thirst"
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2015
#43
What ISIS wants is to convince as many Muslim people as it can that this is a legitimate religious
jwirr
Feb 2015
#59
In case you missed it these are the forces the U.S and President Obama are helping
glasshouses
Feb 2015
#16
Self-mortification of pride is a far cry from standing idle in face of rapists and murderers.
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2015
#13
If Jesus drove out the money-changers with a lash what would he do faced with
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2015
#14
you mean there were no rapists or murderers in jesus' time? Just money changers and the like?
ND-Dem
Feb 2015
#31
And you take this as an unction to passivity in the face of rape and murder?
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2015
#62