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**********reetpleat said:While I don't necesarily think that violence should never be used, there are many people who believe (not self righteously, they just believe it) that is the case. Jesus was one of them. although it can perhaps be argued that his bit in the temple demonstrates that he did not believe that. One of the men I respect the most, Gandhi, was a firm believer in non violence under any circumstances. if I am not mistaken, martin Luther King did as well. You may not agree, but the belief of non violence is a perfectly valid, well thought out point of view.
Don't forget though, what will happen when Jesus comes again, it's not pretty!
Gandhi's non violence worked because the British are at their heart moral and just people. If any one tried to use Gandhi's teachings against the Nazi's, no one would have survived because the Nazi's were totally amoral and unjust. (Also very legalistic.)
MLK was a just and peaceable man and much of the protests clearly showed the injustice of what needed over turning. It's too bad that several cities still wound up burning because of the rage.
Martyrdom is fine if you want that but it's the winners that write the history, most of the time.